Tiefenort

Stadtteil of Bad Salzungen in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Tiefenort

50°50′N 10°10′E / 50.833°N 10.167°E / 50.833; 10.167CountryGermanyStateThuringiaDistrictWartburgkreis TownBad SalzungenArea

• Total34.71 km² (13.40 sq mi)Elevation

240 m (790 ft)Population

(2016-12-31)

• Total3,869 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

36469

Dialling codes03695Websitewww.tiefenort.de

Tiefenort is a village and a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since July 2018, it is part of the town Bad Salzungen. It is situated on the river Werra, 5 km west of Bad Salzungen, and 8 km east of Vacha, Germany.

History

An 1137 document of the Hersfeld Abbey already contains a reference to Tiefenort (Diffeshart). The establishment of the township was closely related to the castle Krayenburg, which dates back to 786 (at least).

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Tiefenort was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Notable people

Edgar Most (1940−2015)*[1], last Vice President of the State's bank of GDR and advisor of the German government for the "Aufbau Ost" programme after 1990