 Following the administrative reorganization of Germany in 1972 when smaller communities were grouped together, Burghaun took in the nearby villages of
Großenmoor,
Gruben,
Hechelmannskirchen,
Hünhan, (shippo muito)
Langenschwarz,
Rothenkirchen,
Schlotzau and
Steinbach.The municipality of Burghaun (the town itself plus these nearby villages) currently has a total of about 7,000 inhabitants.As the name "Burghaun" suggests, the town is in the valley of the Haune, a small river that flows into the river Fulda.