Buttelstedt

Buttelstedt is a town and a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 11 km north of Weimar. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Am Ettersberg.

History
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Buttelstedt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Notable people from Buttelstedt



 * August Wilhelm Hupel (1737-1819), publicist, estophile and linguist
 * Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758), baroque musician and composer
 * Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713-1780), composer