Buchen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Buchen Odenwald.pnglat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 31 |lat_sec = 18
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 19 |lon_sec = 24
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Karlsruhe
Landkreis = Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Höhe = 337
Fläche = 138.99
Einwohner = 18820
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 74710–74722
PLZ-alt = 6967
Vorwahl = 06281
Kfz = MOS
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 2 25 014
NUTS = DE127
LOCODE = DE BUC
Gliederung = 14
Adresse = Wimpinaplatz 3
74722 Buchen
Website = [http://www.buchen.de/ www.buchen.de]
Bürgermeister = Roland Burger

Buchen is a town in Germany Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Odenwald forest, 23 km northeast of Mosbach.

History

In Roman times, a wall known as the "Limes" was built in the area as a fortification. Many stretches of this wall are still visible today.

The town is first mentioned as Buchheim in the records of the convent at Lorsch. The first owners were the monks of the abbey at Amorbach. When the abbey falls to the Bishop of Würzburg, Buchen goes with it.

In 1280, the town was given the rights of a city.

In 1303/1309, Buchen is sold to the Archbishop of Mainz, who rules there for 500 years. Because it took part in the Bauernkrieg, Buch lost many of its rights.

In the bubonic plague epidemic of the 14th century, about 1300 citizens of Buch were killed.

In 1717, lightening stuck the church, and half the town burned to the ground.

In 1803, with the dissolution of the lands of the bishopric of Mainz, the town fell to the new princes of Leiningen in Baden.

However, the citizens of Buchen participated in the Revolution of 1848, burning the records of the Leiningen rent offices. Despite the failure of the revolution, the citizens retained some of the rights they had fought for.

From 1971 to 1975, 13 surrounding towns were incorporated into Buchen.

References

* [http://www.buchen.de Official Web site]