Tiefenort | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tiefenort | |
  Tiefenort  Tiefenort | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′N 10°10′E / 50.833°N 10.167°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 |
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)*, last Vice President of the State's bank of GDR and advisor of the German government for the "Aufbau Ost" programme after 1990
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