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{{Infobox German Location
{{Infobox German place
|Art = Stadt
|type = Stadt
|Name = Butzbach
|name = Butzbach
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|image_photo = Butzbach Aerial fg036.jpg
|image_caption = Aerial view
|image_caption = Aerial view
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|lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 26 |lat_sec = 12
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|lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 39 |lon_sec = 44
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|state = Hessen
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|Lageplan = Butzbach in FB.svg
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|region = Darmstadt
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|Bundesland = Hesse
|district = Wetteraukreis
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|Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
|Landkreis = Wetteraukreis
|elevation = 199
|Höhe = 199
|area = 106.60
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|postal_code = 35510
|PLZ = 35510
|area_code = 06033
|PLZ-alt = 6308
|licence = FB
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|Kfz = FB
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 40 005
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 40 005
|Gliederung = 14 districts
|divisions = 14 districts
|Adresse = Schlossplatz 1<br />35510 Butzbach
|website = {{URL|http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/}}
|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>
|Website = [http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/ www.stadt-butzbach.de]
|leader_term = 2018&ndash;24
|Bürgermeister = Michael Merle
|Partei = SPD
|party = SPD
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'''Butzbach''' ({{IPA-de|ˈbʊtsbax}}) is a [[town]] in the [[Wetteraukreis]] district in [[Hesse]], [[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.


The "Landgrafenschloss" ("[[landgrave]]s' 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 abandoned in October 2007 and is now empty. The town's market place is enclosed by [[timber framing]]. The "Schrenzer" hill overlooks the town and the country north of Frankfurt, called ''Wetterau''.
The "Landgrafenschloss" ("[[landgrave]]s' 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 (Taunus)|Hausberg]] which features a look-out tower.


==Boroughs of Butzbach==
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== Twin towns — sister cities ==
Butzbach consists of the boroughs [[Bodenrod]], Butzbach (urban core), [[Ebersgöns]], [[Fauerbach vor der Höhe]], [[Griedel]], [[Hausen-Oes]], [[Hoch-Weisel]], [[Kirch-Göns]], [[Maibach (Butzbach)|Maibach]], [[Münster (Butzbach)|Münster]], [[Nieder-Weisel]], [[Ostheim (Butzbach)|Ostheim]], [[Pohl-Göns]] and [[Wiesental (Butzbach)|Wiesental]].
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* {{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Collecchio]], [[Italy]]

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* {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Eilenburg]], [[Saxony]], [[Germany]] – since 1990
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==Twin towns – sister cities==
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* {{Flagicon|France}} [[Saint-Cyr-l'École]], [[France]] – since 2008
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
* {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Teplá]], [[Czech Republic]]
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>
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*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Collecchio]], Italy (2012)
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*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Eilenburg]], Germany (1990)
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*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Cyr-l'École]], France (2008)


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
*[[Gabriel Biel]] (c. 1420–1495), scholastic philosopher and theologian; longtime [[Propst (title)|Propst]] of the [[Brothers of the Common Life]] in Butzbach
*[[Ron Gardenhire]], [[Major League Baseball]] manager for the [[Minnesota Twins]]
*[[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>
*Lieutenant Darwin Nichols, an African American pilot, was incarcerated in a [[Gestapo]] prison in Butzbach during [[WWII]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=26 September 2012|url=http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005479|title=Blacks During the Holocaust|journal=Holocaust Encyclopedia|publisher=US Holocaust Memorial Museum}}</ref>
*[[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
*[[Friedrich Schwally]] (1863–1919), orientalist
*[[Ernst Glaeser]] (1902–1963), writer
*[[Peter Krick]] (born 1944), figure skater
*[[Dieter Enders]] (born 1946), chemist and expert in the field of asymmetric synthesis
*[[Siegfried Zielinski]] (born 1951), media scientist and university lecturer
*[[Ron Gardenhire]] (born 1957), baseball manager


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/ Official website] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/ Official website] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/site/stadtkultur/stadtkultur_museum.htm Town museum website] {{de icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070203031949/http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/site/stadtkultur/stadtkultur_museum.htm Town museum website] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://genealogy.butzbach.net/stadtbutzbach.htm English description] {{En icon}}
* [http://genealogy.butzbach.net/stadtbutzbach.htm English description]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|en}}


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{{Towns and municipalities in Wetteraukreis district}}


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Latest revision as of 15:20, 20 August 2024

Butzbach
Town
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Coat of arms of Butzbach
Coat of arms
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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