Wiesbaden-Sonnenberg
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| Borough of Wiesbaden | ||
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Location of Sonnenberg in Wiesbaden
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| Coordinates: 50°06′07″N 8°15′53″E / 50.10194°N 8.26472°ECoordinates: 50°06′07″N 8°15′53″E / 50.10194°N 8.26472°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| District | Urban district | |
| City | Wiesbaden | |
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| • Mayor of Borough | Dr. Werner Jopp (CDU) | |
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| • Total | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi) | |
| Population (30.06.2008) | ||
| • Total | 8,023 | |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 65193, 65191 | |
| Dialling codes | 0611 | |
Sonnenberg is a borough of Wiesbaden, the capital of the state of Hesse, Germany. Formerly an independent municipality, Sonnenberg was incorporated into Wiesbaden on October 28, 1926. The borough has approximately 8,000 residents.
Sonnenberg is located in the northeast of the city. Its historic center is located in the foothills of the Taunus in the narrow valley of Rambach.
Burg Sonnenberg (Sonnenberg Castle) is situated on a mountain spur above the town. While the castle is now in ruins, the castle tower and parts of the fortifications and the city walls are preserved to a large extent.
Sonnenberg Castle was built around 1201-1203 by the brothers Henry II (German: Heinrich) and Robert IV (German: Ruprecht), Counts of the House of Nassau, for the protection of Wiesbaden against the neighboring Lords of Eppstein, with whom a permanent border dispute existed. Friedrich I had awarded the Royal City of Wiesbaden to the House of Nassau in 1154 as a reward for their support. Wiesbaden had been a royal city since the reign of Charlemagne, first mentioned in 829 as an administrative headquarters of a Königssondergau (Imperial special district). However, the court system for the region came under the dominion of Eppstein. This complicated arrangement, where both houses claimed jurisdiction, gave rise to constant strife between them.
The first written mention of Sonnenberg dates from 1208 or 1209 in the name of the first Burgmann ("castellan") Ulbert of Idstein-Sonnenberg as Sonnenburch and Sunnenberc. It was first called Sonnenberc in 1221. Ownership of the land was initially disputed by the Saint Martin's Domstift (cathedral endowment) of Mainz. This dependence to Mainz had been generally unfavorable to Sonnenberg a long time, because four Archbishops of Mainz in the 13th century alone were from Eppstein, the enemies of Nassau. The dispute over Sonnenberg was settled by a treaty in 1221, in which Nassau obtained the land on which the castle is built as a fief for 30 Marks. Sonnenberg Castle was one of nine castles ruled by the House of Nassau.
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