Gerstungen

Gerstungen
Location of Gerstungen within Wartburgkreis district
Location of Gerstungen
Gerstungen
Gerstungen
Coordinates: 50°57′45″N 10°3′35″E / 50.96250°N 10.05972°E / 50.96250; 10.05972
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictWartburgkreis
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30) Daniel Steffan (CDU)
Area
 • Total
149.98 km2 (57.91 sq mi)
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
8,915
 • Density59.44/km2 (154.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99834
Dialling codes036922
Vehicle registrationWAK
Websitewww.gerstungen.de

Gerstungen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛʁstʊŋən]) is a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. It is 42 kilometers southwest of the geographic center of Germany, located in Niederdorla. In July 2018 the former municipalities of Marksuhl and Wolfsburg-Unkeroda were merged into Gerstungen.