Buttelstedt is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 11 km north of Weimar.HistoryWithin the German Empire (1871-1918), Buttelstedt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.Notable people from ButtelstedtAugust Wilhelm Hupel (1737-1819), publicist, estophile and linguistJohann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758), baroque musician and composerJohann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780), composer