- Sonnen
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen von Sonnen.png
lon_deg = 13 |lon_min = 43
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Niederbayern
Landkreis = Passau
Höhe = 836
Fläche = 16.48
Einwohner = 1476
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 94164
Vorwahl = 08584
Kfz = PA
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 2 75 148
Straße = Gemeinde Sonnen
Schulstr. 2
Website = [http://www.gemeinde-sonnen.de www.gemeinde-sonnen.de]
Bürgermeister = Matthias Anetzberger
Partei = CSUSonnen is a small city in the district of Passau in
Bavaria inGermany . It is located in the Danube forest, lower Bavarian forest and is located mostly in the district Passau at a height of 700 to 900 meters. Sonnen lies 28km from Passau, 9km from Hauzenberg and from the forest itself 13km. Sonnen borders with upper Austria which lies only 8km away.Sonnen has been able to possess a rather secured boundary since the Middle Ages. Max Heuwieser writes in "The Tradition of Passau", that Sonnen received its official name somewhere between the years 1130AD and 1150AD by Baron Von Falkenstein.
Sonnen was settled in Bavaria, Passau district, at the end of a trade-route from Vienna, Austria. Gustav Wasmayrs in his "History of the Market Ulrichsberg" writes, "in the document over the award of market privileges, King the Heinrich IV plans on 11/07/1349 to secure a free road issued after Passau. This road, coming from upper plan, will lead from upper Austria to Bavaria's sunny mountain town of Sonnen."
The village now boasts unique natural energy systems, being nearly fully solar powered.
The Sonnen Crest
Due to this historical past of the Sun in the description of the coat of arms, the Sonnen municipality describes the crest in this manner: In green, a silver bar with a flying silver falcon above, and a silver horseshoe below, justifies the meaning of this emblem: The falcon is taken from the coat of arms of Baron Von Falkenstein, who exercised ruled over the Sonnen municipality during the high Middle Ages. The silver bar symbolizes the important road connection between Austria and Bavaria. The horseshoe denotes the merchant trade route traveled by loaded horse and caravan. The green background speaks to the times before the old-growth forest landscape surrounding Sonnen was deforested.
External links
* [http://www.gemeinde-sonnen.de/ml.asp?uid=1001.1001.1002 Sonnen City Website] (German)
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