What place could Wur be?

Question

What is that short for. I'm tracing back my ancestors and it says this guy was born in Wur 1832. It could be in either Germany or Russia.

Answer 1

It is both the short form for Wurzen in German Saxony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurzen and for the State of  Wurttemberg, as already said by Deaneroh, independent up to 1918 . See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%BCrtte... , current Baden Wurttemberg lander in Germany

Answer 2

What was his name? It might be short for Wurtemberg, Germany.