Buttenheim
Buttenheim | |
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Buttenheim Castle | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Buttenheim
within Bamberg district | |
Location of Buttenheim | |
Buttenheim Buttenheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′15″N 11°1′55″E / 49.80417°N 11.03194°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Bamberg |
| First mentioned | 1017 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Michael Karmann (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.07 km2 (11.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 3,719 |
| • Density | 123.7/km2 (320.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 96155 |
| Dialling codes | 09545 |
| Vehicle registration | BA |
| Website | www.buttenheim.de |
Buttenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈbʊtn̩haɪm]) is a market town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and lies in the Regnitz Valley between Bamberg and Nuremberg, Germany.
Buttenheim is Levi Strauss's birthplace: the future inventor of blue jeans emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1847.