Buttstädt () is a municipality in the district of Sömmerda, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Weimar. The former municipalities Ellersleben, Eßleben-Teutleben, Großbrembach, Guthmannshausen, Hardisleben, Kleinbrembach, Mannstedt, Olbersleben and Rudersdorf were merged into Buttstädt in January 2019.
History Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Buttstädt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Personalities Honorary citizen Ernst Behr (1847–1929), evangelical superintendent
Sons and daughters of the town Heinrich Gräfe (1802–1868), German educator Ortrun Wenkel (1942–2025), operatic contralto Henry Lauterbach (born 1957), athlete in long jump and high jump
People connected to Buttstädt Johann Samuel Schröter (1735–1808), theologian Johannes Enke (1899–1945), communist, resistance fighter against the Nazi regime, Nazi victim
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