Butzbach

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Butzbach
Aerial view
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Wetteraukreis
Town subdivisions	14 districts
Mayor	Michael Merle (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	106.60 km² (41.2 sq mi)
Elevation	199 m (653 ft)
Population	25,219 (31/12/2006)
- Density	237 /km² (613 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	FB
Postal code	35510
Area code	06033
Website	www.stadt-butzbach.de Coordinates: 50°26′12″N 8°39′44″E / 50.43667, 8.66222

Butzbach 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.

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Butzbach

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Town museum website (German)

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Wetteraukreis district

Altenstadt \| Bad Nauheim \| Bad Vilbel \| Büdingen \| Butzbach \| Echzell \| Florstadt \| Friedberg \| Gedern \| Glauburg \| Hirzenhain \| Karben \| Kefenrod \| Limeshain \| Münzenberg \| Nidda \| Niddatal \| Ober-Mörlen \| Ortenberg \| Ranstadt \| Reichelsheim \| Rockenberg \| Rosbach vor der Höhe \| Wölfersheim \| Wöllstadt