ButtelstedtButtelstedt 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.WWW Official SiteHistoryWithin the German Empire, Buttelstedt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.Notable people from ButtelstedtAugust Wilhelm Hupel, publicist, estophile and linguistJohann Friedrich Fasch, baroque musician and composerJohann Ludwig Krebs, composer