Buchen
Buchen | |
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Buchen, view from Wartberg | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Buchen
within Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis district | |
Location of Buchen | |
Buchen Buchen | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–29) | Roland Burger (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 138.93 km2 (53.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 18,203 |
| • Density | 131.02/km2 (339.35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 74722 |
| Dialling codes | 06281, 06286 (Hettigenbeuern), 06287 (Einbach, Waldhausen), 06292 (Eberstadt, Bödigheim) |
| Vehicle registration | MOS, BCH |
| Website | www.buchen.de |
Buchen (German pronunciation: [ˈbuːxn̩] ⓘ; South Franconian: Buche) is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is situated in the Odenwald low mountain range, 23 km northeast of the regional center Mosbach.