Buttstädt

Buttstädt is a town in the district of Sömmerda, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Weimar.HistoryWithin the German Empire (1871-1918), Buttstädt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.PersonalitiesHonorary citizen Ernst Behr (1847–1929), evangelical superintendentSons and daughters of the town Heinrich Graefe (1802–1868), educator Ortrun Wenkel (born 1942), opera singer Henry Lauterbach (born 1957), athlete in long jump and high jumpPeople connected to Buttstädt Johann Samuel Schröter (1735–1808), theologian Johannes Enke (1899–1945), communist, resistance fighter against the Nazi regime, Nazi victim