A postcard from Butzbach (Stephanie)
  • A postcard from Butzbach (Stephanie)
  • A postcard from Butzbach (Stephanie)
  • A postcard from Butzbach (Stephanie)

A postcard from Butzbach (Stephanie)

338Km

Date of dispatch : 2009-10-08

Country: Germany

 

Butzbach is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in HesseGermany. It is located approx. 16 km south of Gießen and 35 km north of Frankfurt am Main. The "Landgrafenschloss" ("landgraves' castle"), used by the United States Army until 1990, is now utilized by the city council. The so called "Roman Way Housing" of the United States Armywith more than 1000 apartments was abandoned in October 2007 and is now empty. The town's market place is enclosed by timber framing. The "Schrenzer" hill overlooks the town and the country north of Frankfurt, called Wetterau.