Buttelstedt

Buttelstedt
Coat of arms
Buttelstedt
Location of Buttelstedt within Weimarer Land district
Coordinates: 51°4′27″N 11°20′28″E / 51.07417°N 11.34111°ECoordinates: 51°4′27″N 11°20′28″E / 51.07417°N 11.34111°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Weimarer Land
Municipal assoc.	Nordkreis Weimar
Government
• Mayor	Joachim Ulrich
Area
• Total	18.82 km^2 (7.27 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,341
• Density	71/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	99439
Dialling codes	036451
Vehicle registration	AP
Website	www.vg-buttelstedt.de

Buttelstedt is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 11 km north of Weimar.

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Buttelstedt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Notable people from Buttelstedt

August Wilhelm Hupel

• August Wilhelm Hupel (1737-1819), publicist, estophile and linguist
• Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758), baroque musician and composer
• Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780), composer

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). July 2016.