Buttstädt
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Buttstädt | |
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Buttstädt | |
Coordinates: 51°7′0″N 11°25′0″E / 51.11667°N 11.41667°ECoordinates: 51°7′0″N 11°25′0″E / 51.11667°N 11.41667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Sömmerda |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–25) | Hendrik Blose[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 104.80 km2 (40.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,633 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 99628 |
Dialling codes | 036373 |
Vehicle registration | SÖM |
Website | stadt-buttstaedt |
Buttstädt is a municipality in the district of Sömmerda, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Weimar. The former municipalities Ellersleben, Eßleben-Teutleben, Großbrembach, Guthmannshausen, Hardisleben, Kleinbrembach, Mannstedt, Olbersleben and Rudersdorf were merged into Buttstädt in January 2019.
History[]
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Buttstädt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Personalities[]
Honorary citizen[]
- Ernst Behr (1847–1929), evangelical superintendent
Sons and daughters of the town[]
- Heinrich Graefe (1802–1868), educator
- Ortrun Wenkel (born 1942), opera singer
- Henry Lauterbach (born 1957), athlete in long jump and high jump
People connected to Buttstädt[]
- Johann Samuel Schröter (1735–1808), theologian
- Johannes Enke (1899–1945), communist, resistance fighter against the Nazi regime, Nazi victim
References[]
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2020". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
Categories:
- Municipalities in Thuringia
- Sömmerda (district)
- Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
- Bezirk Erfurt
- Sömmerda geography stubs