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Map of Germany, position of the municipality of Moorgrund highlighted

Coordinates: 50 ° 51 '  N , 10 ° 17'  E

Basic data
State : Thuringia
County : Wartburg district
Height : 312 m above sea level NHN
Area : 53.52 km 2
Residents: 3358 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 63 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 36433
Primaries : 03695, 036929 , 036925Template: Infobox municipality in Germany / maintenance / area code contains text
License plate : WAK, SLZ
Community key : 16 0 63 094
Community structure: 7 districts
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Am Rain (OT Gumpelstadt)
36433 Moorgrund
Website : www.moorgrund.de
Mayor : Hannes Knott ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Moorgrund in the Wartburg district
Amt Creuzburg Bad Liebenstein Bad Salzungen Barchfeld-Immelborn Berka vor dem Hainich Bischofroda Buttlar Dermbach Dermbach Empfertshausen Frankenroda Geisa Gerstengrund Gerstungen Hallungen Hörselberg-Hainich Krauthausen Lauterbach Leimbach Krayenberggemeinde Moorgrund Nazza Oechsen Ruhla Schleid Seebach Treffurt Unterbreizbach Vacha Weilar Werra-Suhl-Tal Wiesenthal Wutha-Farnroda Thüringenmap
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Moorgrund is a municipality in the Wartburg district in Thuringia . The unified community stretches from the Rennsteig near Ruhla to the Werraniederung directly in front of the gates of the district town of Bad Salzungen .

geography

Originally the moorland formed an extensive wetland area - in the eastern part it was a moor , this was finally made usable for agricultural purposes in the 19th century by drainage ditches that were connected to the moor stream and the pipe ditch, with the exception of small remnants. At the edges of the valley there are now also protected regions with limestone grasslands and heather areas. The copper minerals, which were discovered in prehistoric times, attracted miners in the Middle Ages, in a narrow strip from Kupfersuhl to Schweina there are remains of medieval mines in the forests, iron has also been found.

Community structure

Community structure

The districts of the municipality are:

history

The municipality of Moorgrund was created on March 25, 1994 through the merger of the municipalities of Gumpelstadt, Waldfisch and Witzelroda. With the municipality of Möhra, Moorgrund formed the administrative community Moorgrund until November 3, 1994 . On November 4, 1994, Moorgrund, Möhra and Kupfersuhl were combined to form the municipality of Moorgrund. On January 1, 1996, Etterwind was incorporated into Moorgrund.

Population development

Development of the population:

  • 1994 - 2,934
  • 1995 - 3,029
  • 1996 - 3,797
  • 1997 - 3,825
  • 1998 - 3,822
  • 1999 - 3,819
  • 2000 - 3,808
  • 2001 - 3,817
  • 2002 - 3,770
  • 2003 - 3,741
  • 2004 - 3,754
  • 2005 - 3,699
  • 2006 - 3,612
  • 2007 - 3,563
  • 2008 - 3,531
  • 2009 - 3,523
  • 2010 - 3,514
  • 2011 - 3,487
  • 2012 - 3,421
  • 2013 - 3,404
  • 2014 - 3,374
  • 2015 - 3,335
  • 2016 - 3,321
  • 2017 - 3,351
  • 2018 - 3,369
Data source: from 1994 Thuringian State Office for Statistics - values ​​from December 31st

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council of Moorgrund consists of 16 councilors. The local elections on May 26, 2019 led to the following result with a turnout of 67.1% (2014: 53.8%):

Party / list Share of votes +/-% p Seats
CDU 66.8% + 10.7 11
Citizens' interest group Moorgrund (BIV) 20.4% + 9.8 5

The SPD (2014: 23.6%) did not stand as a candidate in 2019.

mayor

The full-time mayor Hannes Knott (CDU) was elected on March 20, 2016.

Culture and sights

Historically, the place Möhra is to be emphasized, here the ancestors of Martin Luther lived as farmers and miners. The municipal administration, a swimming pool and the Alte Warth nature reserve are located in Gumpelstadt . The place has numerous architectural monuments. The former Kissel hunting lodge of the Meiningen dukes is remarkable , it is located near the Rennsteig. The Pummpälzweg has a touristic importance , it connects the hiking destinations of Moorgrund with the neighboring villages, Eisenach and Bad Salzungen. In the 1960s, the Alte Warth motocross pitch was designed for sporting activities and is now an important nature reserve.

gallery

  • Eter winds

  • St. George's Church in Gumpelstadt

  • Half-timbered house in Kupfersuhl

  • Möhra

  • Church in Witzelroda

  • The Wackenhof

  • Draw well, forest fish

  • Kissel Hunting Lodge

  • Moor landscape around Graefen-Nitzendorf

  • NSG "Alte Warth"

  • Lietebaum near Möhra

  • "Alter Ringelstein" castle ruins

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics  ( help on this ).
  2. ^ Thuringian ordinance on the dissolution and amalgamation of the communities Gumpelstadt, Waldfisch and Witzelroda of February 25, 1994
  3. ^ Thuringian ordinance on the dissolution and amalgamation of the communities Moorgrund, Möhra and Kupfersuhl of October 7, 1994 Reference: GVBl 1994, p. 1169
  4. ↑ § 3 Thuringian ordinance on the dissolution of the municipality of Etterimmern and its incorporation into the municipality of Moorgrund and on the dissolution of the administrative community "Eltetal" from September 21, 1995 reference: GVBl 1995, p. 326
  5. ↑ Local elections in Thuringia on May 26, 2019. Elections of the community and city council members. Preliminary results. The regional returning officer, accessed on June 3, 2019 .
  6. ↑ News. Municipal administration Moorgrund, accessed on March 21, 2016 .
  7. ^ Municipal administration (ed.), Leaflet unitary municipality Moorgrund

Web links

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