Butzbach

Butzbach
Town
Aerial view
Aerial view
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
 • Total
106.60 km2 (41.16 sq mi)
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
27,402
 • 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

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

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

Butzbach is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

References

  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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