Tiefenort

Tiefenort (German pronunciation: [ˈtiːfn̩ˌʔɔʁt]) 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.

Tiefenort
Stadtteil of Bad Salzungen
Coat of arms
Location of Tiefenort
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Coordinates: 50°50′N 10°10′E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Wartburgkreis
Town	Bad Salzungen
Area
• Total	34.71 km2 (13.40 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2016-12-31)
• Total	3,869
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	36469
Dialling codes	03695
Website	www.tiefenort.de

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)*, last Vice President of the State's bank of GDR and advisor of the German government for the "Aufbau Ost" programme after 1990