Bucha (Imperial Palace)
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Bucha
Community Imperial Palace
Coordinates: 51 ° 14 ′ 13 ″ N , 11 ° 30 ′ 27 ″ E
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| Height : | 153 m |
| Area : | 7.84 km² |
| Residents : | 278 (Dec 31, 2007) |
| Population density : | 35 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | July 1, 2009 |
| Postal code : | 06642 |
| Area code : | 034465 |
  Location of Bucha in Kaiserpfalz
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Bucha is a district of the Kaiserpfalz municipality in the Burgenland district in Saxony-Anhalt .
location
Bucha is located between Erfurt and Halle (Saale) and on two state roads. The main road in 1215 into the northern Memleben and the national road 214 to the northwestern city Roßleben-Wiehe , district Wiehe . The hilly surroundings are mostly used for agriculture.
history
Bucha, first mentioned in a document on March 8, 1154, was probably created during the Frankish settlement period (6th to 9th centuries). The place was the seat of the county of Buch. The Counts of Buch had a castle and a court here. An old chivalrous, extinct family, the " von Buch " presumably come from the town. From 1614 to 1945 the estate belonged to the von Breitenbauch family .
In May 2004 the 850th anniversary of the town was celebrated.
On July 1, 2009, Bucha was incorporated into the new Kaiserpfalz municipality. The last mayor was Jörg Thiele.
Culture and sights
Buildings
- Village church with a one-hand clock from 1690
- War memorial on the church square
- Baroque Bucha Castle
societies
The cultural life of Bucha will u. a. shaped by the Burschenverein Bucha e. V.
traffic
The federal highway 176 , which leads from Weißenfels to Sömmerda , runs south of the village .
Personalities
- Christian I von Buch (approx. 1130–1183), Archbishop of Mainz and Arch Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire .
- Wolf Koller , bailiff of Eckartsberga and the last male representative of the Thuringian noble family Koller was the owner of the Bucha manor between 1568 and 1570 until his death
- Melchior Heinrich von Breitenbauch (1724–1802), court marshal in Saxony
- Melchior von Breitenbuch (1874–1940), manor owner and administrative officer
Honorary citizen
Erich Röder was made an honorary citizen of Bucha on April 1, 2006 on the occasion of his 50th anniversary with the company. Research has shown that he was one of the longest-serving mayors in Europe and the longest-serving mayors in Germany. Röder was first elected on April 1, 1956. He was elected until July 2008, but resigned from office on January 31, 2007 after more than 50 years of service.
