Büdingen 

23.000 inhabitants
Boroughs: Aulendiebach, Büches, Büdingen, Calbach, Diebach am Haag, Düdelsheim, Dudenrod, Eckartshausen, Lorbach, Michelau, Orleshausen, Rinderbügen, Rohrbach, Vonhausen, Wolf and Wolferborn.

Tourism Centre Büdingen
Marktplatz 9
63654 Büdingen
Phone: 0 60 42/9 63 70
Fax: 0 60 42/96 37 10
www.buedingen-touristik.de
info@buedingen-touristik.de

City Büdingen
Eberhard-Bauner-Allee 16
63654 Büdingen
Phone: 0 60 42/88 40
Fax: 0 60 42/88 41 00
www.stadt-buedingen.de
info@stadt-buedingen.de 

Büdingen is located about 45 km northeast from Frankfurt/Main, at the borderline Vogelsberg and Wetterau, in each case a distant of 12 km from the A 45 and the A 66.
Started with the building of a moated castle in the swamp it developed in the course of the centuries – protected by the powerful walls and towers – into a mediaeval place and later the Ysenburg’s residence. The castle which was enlarged to a palace little by little, is occupied since 1258 by the family of the Duke of Ysenburg and Büdingen.

 Two events were important for the development to a „city“: Luther of Ysenburg received from emperor Ludwig to Bavaria the market right for Büdingen in 1330, which probably already exhibited fortifications at this time. Heinrich of Ysenburg issued a liberty letter to the citizen in 1353. Now they were free from deliveries, encumbrances and compulsory labour. However the citizens themselves had to protect walls and gates. Consequently this conditioned the establishment of a shooting club in the same year.
The historical city Büdingen, which ranks among the best preserved medieval city map of Germany, enjoys large touristic attention today and is an experience for visitors.

Sightseeings:
Jerusalemer Tor: Forms the main entrance to Büdingen. Also called Untertor or Kreuztor. The crowning conclusion of the fortress building of the Wall with Schlussstein of 1503 in the Senkschartenerker. It is the town’s landmark.
Stone house: 1500 ago the building established as the oldest complete stone house of the city for the count Johann is a castle-like building to the safety device of the important bridgehead Mühltor.
 Castle of Duke of Ysenburg and Büdingen: The Kernburg is surrounded by a thirteen-angled Buckelquadermauer of staufischer Zeit. Through the internal building of gates, also called building of Ludwig, one has access to the actual castle. The Palas is the oldest living section. It originates from the second half of the 12 century. The late Gothic chapel of the castle is especially worth seeing.
Church of Our Lady: mentioned as Liebfrauen chapel in 1367. The building of churches nowadays (1476 to 1491) belongs to the outstanding emphasised achievements of the Büdingen shelter, which took effect beyond the country of Ysenburg.
City hall: Is established on a stone basement in. It served in the ground floor as a department store and in the upper floor as a dance and play house, accommodated bureau and court rooms.
Büdinger Urhaus: Ranks among the oldest half-timbered house of Hesse. It originates from the 14 century.
Oberhof: Oldest Renaissance building in the city, originally established as a widow domicile for a countess.
Torture tower: Turret of the old city wall, also called devil tower ort thick tower. Tortures are not proven. 
Bastion: An impressive peel (about 1500) with 4 to 4,5 meters walls and 16 cannon chambers in four floors.
Remigius church: Consecrated to the holy Remigius , more than thousand years old. The mural paintings from the late Gothic are very impressive. It served predominantly as a chapel nowadays. The Remigius church is located beyond the Old Town of Büdingen near the cemetery.