Büdingen

Büdingen is a German city in the district of Wetterau in the Land of Hess. It is re-elected for its medieval fortifications and its picturesque buildings with half-timbering.

Geography

Geographical location

Büdingen is located at the south of Wetterau to the foot of the Vogelsberg to a height of 160 m. The city, crossed by the Seemenbach, is with 15km birthplace of Barbarossa, Gelnhausen and with 40km in the east of Francfort-sur-le-Main. Historically, Büdingen is in the county of Oberhessen.

Geology

Büdingen is in a wet and marshy valley. This is why the castle and the old city are posed on beams of oaks centenaries, which are assembled on posts of beech. The level of water must thus constantly remain high so that air does not arrive at the foundations.

Districts of the city

Since the territorial reform of 1972 (Gebietsreform), the districts of Aulendiebach, Büches, Büdingen, Calbach, Diebach amndt Haag, Düdelsheim, Dudenrod, Eckartshausen, Lorbach, Michelau, Orleshausen, Rinderbügen, Rohrbach, Vonhausen, Wolf and Wolferborn make party of the city.

At the same time, Büdingen is integrated in the Wetterauskreis (Land of Hesse). The integration of the town of Büdingen to the Wetterauskreis remains unpleasant to the population. Until today, the bad connection of the public transport with the sub-prefecture of Friedberg reinforces even more this position.

History

One goes back about in the year 700 the beginning from construction from the church to Saint-Remigius to Büdingen-Großendorf. It is a clean church (not belonging to the Church) unknown founders. In the year 847 the name of Büdingen is mentioned in the Chronicle of éveché of Wormser (Wormser Bischofschronik), although one is not sure about which Büdingen it is. The church of Saint-Remigius is reorganized and raised in 1050. It with the same form currently.

In 1131 the lords von Büdingen are mentioned for the first written time. Do those become in 1155 counts (Burggrafen?) of Gelnhausen. The Büdingen villa was mentioned the first time in 1206. The line of the lords von Büdingen dies out with Gerlach II in 1247 with Mannesstamm.

Religions

57,9% of the inhabitants (of all the districts) are Protestant, 13,9% are catholic and 28,2% belong at a minority community or are atheistic.

Culture and curiosities

Museums

Twinnings

Büdingen is twinned with Loudéac in France, Bruntál in Czech Republic, Herzberg in Germany, Gistel in Belgium and Tinley Park with the the United States.

External bonds

www.buedingen24.net
Büdingen-Touristik
Fürst zu Ysenburg und Büdingen
Internetmagazin

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