Moorgrund
Moorgrund is a municipality in the district of Wartburg in Thuringia. The unit municipality extends from the Rennsteig in Ruhla up in the Werra valley just outside of the town of Bad Salzungen.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
Geography
Originally made of Moorgrund a large wetland - in the eastern part it was a bog, this was finally down to small remnants harnessed in the 19th century by drainage ditches that were associated with the Moorbach and the pipe trench, for agricultural purposes. At the edges of the valley, there are now also protected regions with calcareous grassland and heathland. The discovered already in early times attracted copper minerals in the Middle Ages to the miners, in a narrow strip of copper Suhl to Schweina are remains of medieval mines in the woods, and iron was found.
Community structure
The quarters are:
- Etterwinden
- Gräfen - Nitzendorf
- Gumpelstadt ( council offices )
- Copper Suhl with district Wackenhof
- Mohra ( Martin -Luther- established location )
- Waldfisch
- Witzelroda with the district Neuendorf
History
Today's municipal area was settled in the time of war trains from Franconia. Gumpelstadt as the oldest settlement found 907 first documentary mention.
The community Moorgrund was March 1, 1994 the merger of the municipalities Gumpelstadt, forest and fish Witzelroda. With the community Möhra Moorgrund made until 3 November 1994, the administrative community Moorgrund. On November 4, 1994 Moorgrund, Mohra and copper Suhl to the municipality Moorgrund were summarized. Etterwinden was incorporated into Moorgrund on 1 January 1996.
Population Development
Development of the Population:
- 2001 - 3817
- 2002 - 3770
- 2003 - 3741
- 2004 - 3754
- 2005 - 3699
- 2006 - 3612
- 2007 - 3563
- 2008 - 3531
- 2009 - 3523
- 2010 - 3514
- 2011 - 3487
Policy
Parish council
The municipal council of Moorgrund is composed of 16 councilors and council women.
- CDU: 9 seats ( 2)
- Citizen advocacy Moorgrund (BIV ): 5 seats (-1)
- SPD: 2 seats (± 0)
(As at municipal election on June 7, 2009)
Mayor
The full-time mayor Udo Schilling (CDU ) was re-elected on March 2, 2008.
Culture and sights
Historically noteworthy is the place Mohra, here lived the ancestors of Martin Luther as farmers and miners. In Gumpelstadt it houses the local administration, a swimming pool and nature conservation center Old Warth. The town has many monuments. Noteworthy is the former hunting lodge of Kissel Meininger Dukes, it is located near the Rennsteig. A tourist has the meaning Pummpälzweg, it connects the hiking destinations of Moorgrund with the neighboring municipalities, Eisenach and Bad Salzungen. Sports enthusiasts Motocross Square Old Warth was designed back in the 1960s.
Gallery
St. George Church in Gumpelstadt
Holiday House in copper Suhl
Mohra
Church in Witzelroda
The Wackenhof
Ziehbrunnen, Waldfisch
Hunting lodge Kissel
Moorland to Gräfen - Nitzendorf
NSG " Old Warth "
Lietebaum at Mohra
Castle ruins "Age marigold stone "