Butzbach () is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in the
Wetteraukreis
The Wetteraukreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Landkreis Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, district-free Stadt Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis and Lahn-Dill-Kreis.
History
The dis ...
district in
Hessen
Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major historic cities are Da ...
,
Germany
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. It is located approximately 16 km south of
Gießen
Giessen, spelled in German (), is a town in the German state () of Hesse, capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen. The population is approximately 90,000, with roughly 37,000 university students.
Th ...
and 35 km north of
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
.
In 2007, the town hosted the 47th
Hessentag
The Hessentag (; ) is an annual event, both fair and festival, organized by the German state of Hesse to represent the different regions of Hesse. The events are shown for a week to the visitors, with an emphasis on cultural displays and exhibi ...
state festival from 1 to 10 June.
The "Landgrafenschloss" ("
landgrave
Landgrave (, , , ; , ', ', ', ', ') was a rank of nobility used in the Holy Roman Empire, and its former territories. The German titles of ', ' ("margrave"), and ' ("count palatine") are of roughly equal rank, subordinate to ' ("duke"), and su ...
s' castle"), used by the
United States Army
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until 1990, is now utilized by the city council. The so-called "Roman Way Housing" of the
United States Army
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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
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. 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
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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
Münster (; ) is an independent city#Germany, independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a ...
,
Nieder-Weisel,
Ostheim
Ostheim vor der Rhön is a town in Northern Bavaria in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in Franconia. Though politically part of Bavaria since 1947, it was historically a part of Thuringia, and remains religiously, architecturally, and to some exten ...
,
Pohl-Göns and
Wiesental.
Twin towns – sister cities
Butzbach is
twinned with:
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Collecchio
Collecchio (Parmigiano dialect, Parmigiano: ) is a town in the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is located by road southwest of the centre of Parma. A major food-producing area, it is home to multinational Italian dairy and fo ...
, Italy (2012)
*
Eilenburg
Eilenburg (; , ) is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig.
Geography
Eilenburg lies at the banks of the river Mulde at the southwestern edge of the D� ...
, Germany (1990)
*
Saint-Cyr-l'École
Saint-Cyr-l'École () is a Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris.
It used to host the training school for officers of the French army, the École spéciale mil ...
, France (2008)
Notable people
*
Gabriel Biel
Gabriel Biel (; 1420 to 1425 – 7 December 1495) was a German scholastic philosopher and member of the Canons Regular of the Congregation of Windesheim, who were the clerical counterpart to the Brethren of the Common Life.
Biel was born in ...
(c. 1420–1495), scholastic philosopher and theologian; longtime
Propst of the
Brothers of the Common Life
A brother (: brothers or brethren) is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly ...
in Butzbach
*
Johann Jakob Griesbach
Johann Jakob Griesbach (4 January 1745 – 24 March 1812) was a German biblical textual critic. Griesbach's fame rests upon his work in New Testament criticism, in which he inaugurated a new epoch. His solution to the synoptic problem bears his nam ...
(1745–1812), biblical textual critic.
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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
Friedrich Zacharias Schwally (10 August 1863 – 5 February 1919) was a German Orientalist with professorships at Strasbourg, Gießen and Königsberg. He held the degrees of PhD, Lic. Theol., Dr. Habil., and the Imperial honour of the Order of th ...
(1863–1919), orientalist
*
Ernst Glaeser (1902–1963), writer
*
Peter Krick
Peter Krick (born 31 January 1944) is a German former competitive figure skater who represented West Germany. He is a three-time (1966–68) national champion and finished in the top ten at seven ISU Championships – four Europeans and three ...
(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
Ronald Clyde Gardenhire (born October 24, 1957) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets from 1981 to 1985. After another year playing i ...
(born 1957), baseball manager
References
External links
Official website
Wetteraukreis
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