Buttstädt
Market place with St. Michael's church to the left
Market place with St. Michael's church to the left
Coat of arms of Buttstädt
Location of Buttstädt within Sömmerda district
Buttstädt   is located in Germany
Buttstädt
Buttstädt
Buttstädt   is located in Thuringia
Buttstädt
Buttstädt
Coordinates: 51°7′N 11°25′E / 51.117°N 11.417°E / 51.117; 11.417
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSömmerda
Government
  Mayor (201925) Hendrik Blose[1] (CDU)
Area
  Total104.80 km2 (40.46 sq mi)
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
  Total6,651
  Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99628
Dialling codes036373
Vehicle registrationSÖM
Websitestadt-buttstaedt.de

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

People connected to Buttstädt

  • Johann Samuel Schröter (1735–1808), theologian
  • Johannes Enke (1899–1945), communist, resistance fighter against the Nazi regime, Nazi victim

References

  1. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
  3. "Grafe, Heinrich" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 315.


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