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{{Infobox German location
{{Infobox German place
|type = Stadt
|type = Stadt
|name = Butzbach
|name = Butzbach
|image_photo = Butzbach Aerial fg036.jpg
|image_photo = Butzbach Aerial fg036.jpg
|image_caption = Aerial view
|image_caption = Aerial view
|image_coa = Wappen_Butzbach.png
|image_coa = DEU Butzbach COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|50|26|12|N|8|39|44|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates = {{coord|50|26|12|N|8|39|44|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Butzbach in FB.svg
|image_plan = Butzbach in FB.svg
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|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 40 005
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 40 005
|divisions = 14 districts
|divisions = 14 districts
|website = {{url|http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/}}
|website = {{URL|http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/}}
|mayor = Michael Merle<ref>[https://statistik.hessen.de/direktwahlen/gemeinden/B Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden], accessed 5 July 2021.</ref>
|mayor = Michael Merle<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statistik.hessen.de/sites/statistik.hessen.de/files/2022-10/direktwahlen_09_2022_10102022.xlsx|title=Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden|language=de|date=5 September 2022|publisher=[[Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt]]|format=XLS}}</ref>
|leader_term = 2018&ndash;24
|leader_term = 2018&ndash;24
|party = SPD
|party = SPD
}}
}}
'''Butzbach''' ({{IPA-de|ˈbʊtsbax}}) is a [[town]] in the [[Wetteraukreis]] district in [[Hessen]], [[Germany]]. It is located approximately 16&nbsp;km south of [[Gießen]] and 35&nbsp;km north of [[Frankfurt|Frankfurt am Main]].
'''Butzbach''' ({{IPA|de|ˈbʊtsbax}}) is a [[town]] in the [[Wetteraukreis]] district in [[Hessen]], [[Germany]]. It is located approximately 16&nbsp;km south of [[Gießen]] and 35&nbsp;km north of [[Frankfurt|Frankfurt am Main]].


In 2007, the town hosted the 47th [[Hessentag]] state festival from 1 to 10 June.
In 2007, the town hosted the 47th [[Hessentag]] state festival from 1 to 10 June.
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==Twin towns – sister cities==
==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Butzbach is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Städtepartnerschaft|url=https://stadt-butzbach.de/themen/staedtepartnerschaft/|publisher=Butzbach|language=de|access-date=2021-12-08}}</ref>
Butzbach is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Collecchio]], Italy (2012)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Collecchio]], Italy (2012)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Eilenburg]], Germany (1990)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Eilenburg]], Germany (1990)
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==Notable people==
==Notable people==
*[[Gabriel Biel]] (c. 1420/25-1495), scholastic philosopher and theologian; longtime [[Propst (title)|Propst]] of the [[Brothers of the Common Life]] in Butzbach
*[[Gabriel Biel]] (c. 1420–1495), scholastic philosopher and theologian; longtime [[Propst (title)|Propst]] of the [[Brothers of the Common Life]] in Butzbach
*[[Johann Jakob Griesbach]] (1745–1812), biblical textual critic
*[[Johann Jakob Griesbach]] (1745–1812), biblical textual critic.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Griesbach, Johann Jakob |volume = 12 |last= |first= |author-link= |page=594 |short=1}}</ref>
*[[Friedrich Ludwig Weidig]] (1791–1837), theologian, pastor and teacher; worked here 22 years as teacher and rector of the school
*[[Friedrich Ludwig Weidig]] (1791–1837), theologian, pastor and teacher; worked here 22 years as teacher and rector of the school
*[[Lorenz Diefenbach]] (1806–1883), librarian, pastor, Germanist, lexicographer and writer
*[[Lorenz Diefenbach]] (1806–1883), librarian, pastor, Germanist, lexicographer and writer
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*[[Dieter Enders]] (born 1946), chemist and expert in the field of asymmetric synthesis
*[[Dieter Enders]] (born 1946), chemist and expert in the field of asymmetric synthesis
*[[Siegfried Zielinski]] (born 1951), media scientist and university lecturer
*[[Siegfried Zielinski]] (born 1951), media scientist and university lecturer
*[[Ron Gardenhire]], (born 1957), baseball manager
*[[Ron Gardenhire]] (born 1957), baseball manager


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons|Butzbach}}
{{Commons}}
* [http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/ Official website] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/ Official website] {{in lang|de}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070203031949/http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/site/stadtkultur/stadtkultur_museum.htm Town museum website] {{in lang|de}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070203031949/http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/site/stadtkultur/stadtkultur_museum.htm Town museum website] {{in lang|de}}
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{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Wetteraukreis]]
[[Category:Wetteraukreis]]
[[Category:Grand Duchy of Hesse]]




Latest revision as of 15:20, 20 August 2024

Butzbach
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Coat of arms of Butzbach
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Location of Butzbach within Wetteraukreis district
ButzbachMünzenbergRockenbergOber-MörlenBad NauheimFriedbergRosbach vor der HöheWöllstadtKarbenBad VilbelWölfersheimReichelsheimNiddatalFlorstadtEchzellReichelsheimNiddaHirzenhainGedernRanstadtGlauburgAltenstadtLimeshainOrtenbergKefenrodBüdingenLahn-Dill-KreisGießen (district)VogelsbergkreisHochtaunuskreisFrankfurtMain-Kinzig-Kreis
Butzbach is located in Germany
Butzbach
Butzbach
Butzbach is located in Hesse
Butzbach
Butzbach
Coordinates: 50°26′12″N 8°39′44″E / 50.43667°N 8.66222°E / 50.43667; 8.66222
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictWetteraukreis
Subdivisions14 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2018–24) Michael Merle[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total106.60 km2 (41.16 sq mi)
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total27,402
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
35510
Dialling codes06033
Vehicle registrationFB
Websitewww.stadt-butzbach.de

Butzbach (German pronunciation: [ˈbʊtsbax]) is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hessen, Germany. It is located approximately 16 km south of Gießen and 35 km north of Frankfurt am Main.

In 2007, the town hosted the 47th Hessentag state festival from 1 to 10 June.

The "Landgrafenschloss" ("landgraves' castle"), used by the United States Army until 1990, is now utilized by the city council. The so-called "Roman Way Housing" of the United States Army with more than 1000 apartments was returned to the German Government in October 2007 and since has been renovated and rented out to the public. The town's market place is enclosed by timber framing. The "Schrenzer" hill (or Heidelbeerberg, 385 m) overlooks the town and the country north of Frankfurt, called Wetterau. Another much higher mountain nearby is the Hausberg which features a look-out tower.

Boroughs of Butzbach

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Butzbach consists of the boroughs Bodenrod, Butzbach (urban core), Ebersgöns, Fauerbach vor der Höhe, Griedel, Hausen-Oes, Hoch-Weisel, Kirch-Göns, Maibach, Münster, Nieder-Weisel, Ostheim, Pohl-Göns and Wiesental.

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Butzbach is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Städtepartnerschaft" (in German). Butzbach. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  4. ^ "Griesbach, Johann Jakob" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 594.
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