Buttenheim

Buttenheim
Buttenheim Castle
Location of Buttenheim within Bamberg district
Buttenheim
Buttenheim
Coordinates: 49°48′15″N 11°1′55″E / 49.80417°N 11.03194°E / 49.80417; 11.03194
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictBamberg
Government
  Mayor (202026) Michael Karmann (CSU)
Area
  Total
30.03 km2 (11.59 sq mi)
Elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
  Total
3,719
  Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
96155
Dialling codes09545
Vehicle registrationBA
Websitewww.buttenheim.de

Buttenheim is a market town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and lies in the Regnitz Valley between Bamberg and Nuremberg, Germany.

Buttenheim is Levi Strauss's birthplace: the future inventor of blue jeans emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1847.