Morsleben
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Morsleben is a village and a former municipality in the Börde
district
in Saxony-Anhalt
, Germany
. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Ingersleben
. It is mostly known because of the former Repository for radioactive waste Morsleben
nearby. The disposal of waste into the facility was ended in 1998.
Börde
Börde, a district in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, is arguably best known as the area of the former repository for radioactive waste Morsleben. The disposal of waste into the facility ended in 1998.- History :...
district
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Ingersleben
Ingersleben
Ingersleben is a village and a former municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2009, it is part of the municipality Nesse-Apfelstädt....
. It is mostly known because of the former Repository for radioactive waste Morsleben
Repository for radioactive waste Morsleben
The repository for radioactive waste Morsleben is a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in the rock salt mine Bartensleben in Morsleben, district Börde in the federal state Saxony-Anhalt.-History:...
nearby. The disposal of waste into the facility was ended in 1998.