Wölferbütt

Oechsen is a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. It is located 7km north west of Dermbach, close to the Baier nature reserve. It takes its name from the Oechse river. The main landmark is the Lutheran church, dedicated to St Laurence.

Völkershausen is a village and a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2013, it is part of the town Vacha. On 13 March 1989, it was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 5.6, which was triggered by an explosion in the salt mine "Merkers". Several buildings, including the Church and the kindergarten, were damaged and had to be newly built. People were not hurt seriously.

Martinroda is a village and a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2013, it is part of the town Vacha.

The Menzengraben mining accident was the explosion of a large pocket of carbon dioxide in a salt mine in Menzengraben, East Germany, on 7 July 1953. During a planned, nightly explosives detonation in the mine, an unusually large pocket of pressurized carbon dioxide was suddenly released, resulting in the ejection of large blocks of salt through the mine shaft at very high velocities. The expanding gas as well as the blocks of salt demolished the building above the mine shaft, resulting in blocks of concrete being ejected as well. Three died as a consequence, one from being hit by debris, two from asphyxiation.

Vacha is a town in the Wartburgkreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 15 km west of Bad Salzungen, and 23 km east of Bad Hersfeld.

Gerstengrund is a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany.

Oechse or Öchse is a river of Thuringia, Germany. The Oechse rises on the western slope of the 714 m high Baier (Rhön Mountains) and flows generally northward through Oechsen and Völkershausen to Vacha, where it flows into the Werra.

Vacha is a former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district Wartburgkreis in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft was in Vacha. It was disbanded on 31 December 2013. The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Vacha consisted of the following municipalities: Martinroda Vacha Völkershausen Wölferbütt

Dorndorf is a village and a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2013, it is part of the municipality Krayenberggemeinde.

Merkers-Kieselbach is a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2013, it is part of the municipality Krayenberggemeinde.

Felda is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the Werra in Dorndorf. The main source of the Felda is located immediately south of Erbenhausen am Bergsattel between the Stellberg (662.3 m) in the south and the Alten Mark (675.7 m) in the north at an altitude of about 510 m; The Herpf rises in the eastern neighborhood. A left source stream, called Rodgraben, rises at about 676 m altitude on the eastern slope of the Ellenbogen (813 m) and passes the place Reichenhausen immediately above the confluence. After a route along the federal road 285 through Kaltensundheim, Kaltennordheim, Fischbach / Rhön, Diedorf, Neidhartshausen and Dermbach to Hartschimmern and further along the state road 1022 via Weilar, Stadtlengsfeld, Menzengraben and Dietlas, the Felda flows into the Dorndorf at an altitude of 225.1 m there from the east coming Weser source river Werra. The route of the former Feldabahn follows its eponymous river between Kaltennordheim and Dorndorf and crosses it several times.

Krayenberggemeinde is a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. It was named after the hill Krayenberg. It was formed on 31 December 2013 by the merger of the former municipalities Dorndorf and Merkers-Kieselbach.