Buttstädt
Municipality in Thuringia, Germany
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Buttstädt (German pronunciation: [ˈbʊtˌʃtɛt]) 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.
Buttstädt | |
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 Market place with St. Michael's church to the left | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Buttstädt
within Sömmerda district  | |
 Location of Buttstädt | |
  Buttstädt  Buttstädt | |
| Coordinates: 51°7′N 11°25′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Sömmerda |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–25) | Hendrik Blose[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,470 |
| • Density | 61.7/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 99628 |
| Dialling codes | 036373 |
| Vehicle registration | SÖM |
| Website | stadt-buttstaedt |
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
- Heinrich Gräfe (1802–1868), German educator[3]
- Ortrun Wenkel (1942–2025), operatic contralto
- Henry Lauterbach (born 1957), athlete in long jump and high jump
People connected to Buttstädt
- Johann Samuel Schröter (1735–1808), theologian
- Johannes Enke (1899–1945), communist, resistance fighter against the Nazi regime, Nazi victim
