Moorgrund

Municipality in Thuringia, Germany

50°50′N 10°18′E / 50.833°N 10.300°E / 50.833; 10.300CountryGermanyStateThuringiaDistrictWartburgkreis Disbanded2020Area • Total53.39 km² (20.61 sq mi)Elevation275 m (902 ft)Population • Total3,358 • Density63/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes03695

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.

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

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