Sondheim

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Sondheim v.d.Rhön
Wappen = Wappen Sondheim Rhön.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 28
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 10
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Unterfranken
Landkreis = Rhön-Grabfeld
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Ostheim vor der Rhön
Höhe = 358
Fläche = 18.58
Einwohner = 1030
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 97647
Vorwahl = 09779
Kfz = NES
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 6 73 167
Adresse-Verband = Marktstr. 24
97645 Ostheim v.d.Rhön
Website = [http://www.rhoen-saale.net/lis/app1/Sondheim/ www.rhoen-saale.net]
Bürgermeister = Monika Götz

Sondheim vor der Rhön is a municipality in the district Rhön-Grabfeld, Bavaria, Germany. It is administrated by the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Ostheim". As of 2002 it had a population of 1123, and covers an area of 18.58 km².

History

The first written proof of Sondheim was on February 27, 789, when it was mentioned in a donation document of the monastery of Fulda. Sondheim was the main settlement of the Baringau area. In 1359 it received the right to be called "city", however it was never exercised. Until 1945 Sondheim was an enclave of Saxe-Weimar and later Thuringia, and was added to Bavaria due to the military administration after World War II. In 1978 the village Stetten was included into the municipality, which then joined the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows in the bottom three rows of red and silver blocks, the escutcheon of Henneberg. Silver and red were the colors of the bishops of Würzburg. To the left is the head of a ram, the symbol animal of the Gebsattel family, as one of the historically important land owners of the area. The yellow crown-ring to the right is taken from the coat of arms of Saxony, remembering that the municipality was formerly an enclave of Saxe-Weimar.

External links

* [http://www.sondheim.de Official website (German)]