- Butzbach
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Butzbach
image_photo = Aerial fg036.jpg|thumb
image_caption = Aerial view
Wappen = Wappen_Butzbach.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 26 |lat_sec = 12
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 39 |lon_sec = 44
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hesse
Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
Landkreis = Wetteraukreis
Höhe = 199
Fläche = 106.60
Einwohner = 25219
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 35510
PLZ-alt = 6308
Vorwahl = 06033
Kfz = FB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 40 005
Gliederung = 14 districts
Adresse = Schlossplatz 1
35510 Butzbach
Website = [http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/ www.stadt-butzbach.de]
Bürgermeister = Michael Merle
Partei = SPDButzbach (IPA2|ˈbʊt͡sbaχ) is a
town in theWetteraukreis district inHesse ,Germany . It is located approx. 16 km south ofGießen and 35 km north of Frankfurt am Main.Butzbach was the site of the 2007 "Hessentag", which took place
June 1 toJune 10 , a yearly Hesse-wide festive event showcasing various parts of the state.The "Landgrafenschloss" ("
landgrave s' castle"), used by theUnited States Army until 1990, is now utilized by the city council. The so called "Roman Way Housing" of theUnited States Army with more than 1000 apartments was abandonded in October 2007 and is now empty. The town's market place is enclosed bytimber framing . The "Schrenzer" hill overlooks the town and the country north of Frankfurt, called "Wetterau".External links
* [http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/ Official website] de icon
* [http://www.stadt-butzbach.de/site/stadtkultur/stadtkultur_museum.htm Town museum website] de icon
* [http://genealogy.butzbach.net/stadtbutzbach.htm English description] en icon
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