Butzbach

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Butzbach
image_photo = Aerial fg036.jpg|thumb
image_caption = Aerial view
Wappen = Wappen_Butzbach.pnglat_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 = SPD

Butzbach (IPA2|ˈbʊt͡sbaχ) is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany. It is located approx. 16 km south of Gießen and 35 km north of Frankfurt am Main.

Butzbach was the site of the 2007 "Hessentag", which took place June 1 to June 10, a yearly Hesse-wide festive event showcasing various parts of the state.

The "Landgrafenschloss" ("landgraves' castle"), used by the United States Army until 1990, is now utilized by the city council. The so called "Roman Way Housing" of the United States Army with more than 1000 apartments was abandonded in October 2007 and is now empty. The town's market place is enclosed by timber 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