Budingen
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Historic centre
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 Büdingen
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Location of Büdingen within Wetteraukreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°17′27″N 9°6′45″E / 50.29083°N 9.11250°ECoordinates: 50°17′27″N 9°6′45″E / 50.29083°N 9.11250°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Wetteraukreis | |
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| • Mayor | Erich Spamer (FW) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 122.87 km2 (47.44 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 21,785 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 63654 | |
| Dialling codes | 06042 | |
| Vehicle registration | FB, BÜD | |
Büdingen is a town in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is mainly known for its well-preserved, heavily fortified medieval town wall and half-timbered houses.
Büdingen is in the south of the Wetterau below the Vogelsberg hills at an altitude of approx. 160 meters. The city is situated 15 km northwest of Gelnhausen and about 40 km east from Frankfurt am Main. Historically, the city belongs to Oberhessen.
Büdingen is situated in a wet and swampy valley. The castle and the old town therefore rest on centuries-old oak planks, placed horizontally across vertical beech piles (poles). The water level has to be kept high enough so that no air can reach these foundations.
Since 1972, the municipality includes the following formerly independent villages: Aulendiebach, Büches, Büdingen (core or centre), Calbach, Diebach am Haag, Düdelsheim (the largest municipality), Dudenrod, Eckartshausen, Lorbach, Michelau, Orleshausen, Rinderbügen, Rohrbach, Vonhausen, Wolf, and Wolferborn.
In the same year, the district (Landkreis) of Büdingen was dissolved, and Büdingen and the district of Friedberg formed the Wetteraukreis, with Friedberg becoming the new district capital.
Around 700 the wooden church of Saint Remigius was built by an unknown lord. In 847 a "Büdingen" was named in a document for the first time, but it is not clear which Büdingen was meant, because there are some other smaller towns with the same name in Germany and Lorraine. An additional floor was added to St. Remigius's church in about 1050 and the building has basically remained unchanged since then.
In 1131 the House of Büdingen were mentioned for the first time. They became Burggrafen of Gelnhausen in 1155. The villa (Latin: city) Büdingen was officially mentioned in 1206. The ruling House of Büdingen died out with Gerlach II before 1247.
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