Moorgrund

Moorgrund is a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. In December 2020, it was merged into the town Bad Salzungen.^[1] The village Möhra was the home of Martin Luther's ancestors.

Moorgrund
Municipality
Location of Moorgrund
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Coordinates: 50°50′N 10°18′E / 50.833°N 10.300°E / 50.833; 10.300
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Wartburgkreis
Disbanded	2020
Area
• Total	53.39 km^2 (20.61 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)
• Total	3,358
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	36433
Dialling codes	03695

Villages

 

Constituent Villages

The villages in Moorgrund are:

• Etterwinden
• Gräfen-Nitzendorf
• Gumpelstadt (seat of the municipal administration)
• Kupfersuhl mit Ortsteil Wackenhof
• Möhra (home of Martin Luther's ancestors)
• Waldfisch
• Witzelroda mit Ortsteil Neuendorf

References

1. Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2020, Statistisches Bundesamt