Mörsdorf, Thuringia

Morsdorf is a municipality in the Thuringian Saale- wood - country circuit and part of the joint management Hermsdorf.

Geography

The village is located about two kilometers northeast of Quirla in the immediate vicinity of the north running through A 4 Morsdorf leads the road L 1076 Stadtroda direction Reichenbach. Morsdorf is located on a ridge between the rivers Saale and White Elster in a small valley floor (old town center ). The place does not have a flowing body of water that Mörsdorfer area but provided plenty of groundwater, all ponds are filled with groundwater.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1457. According to local chronicle the place was called in 1150 Mertensdorf or Martin village, from 1520 there was talk of Mersdorf, 1600 by Morsdorf. Di first settlers of the area were the sorbent to 900, but had to give way warlike Germanic tribes. From the west and southwest migrated francs and a Thuringian forest because of the wealth and fertile soils.

Attractions

One of the attractions of the place is the village church Morsdorf ( position → 50.87120326111111.801134943889 ) in the village center. It harbors a Gerhard organ from 1765.

Personalities

  • Paul Nisse (1869-1949), German sculptor, had his studio in Morsdorf.
Hermsdorf (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) Altenberga Bad Klosterlausnitz Bibra, Saale-Holzland Bobeck Bollberg Bremsnitz Crossen an der Elster Dornburg-Camburg Eichenberg, Saale-Holzland Eineborn Freienorla Geisenhain Gneus Golmsdorf Gumperda Hainspitz Hartmannsdorf, Saale-Holzland Hummelshain Kahla Kleinbockedra Kleineutersdorf Laasdorf Lehesten, Saale-Holzland Lindig Lippersdorf-Erdmannsdorf Meusebach Milda, Germany Nausnitz Oberbodnitz Petersberg, Thuringia Rauda Rauschwitz Renthendorf Rothenstein, Germany Ruttersdorf-Lotschen Scheiditz Schleifreisen Seitenroda Serba Silbitz Sulza Tautenburg Tautenhain, Thuringia Thierschneck Tissa, Germany Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf Unterbodnitz Walpernhain Wichmar Zimmern, Thuringia Integrated Authority File
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