Büchen
Büchen (German pronunciation: [byːçn̩], ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Büchen.
Büchen | |
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Municipality | |
The medieval church in Büchen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Büchen within Herzogtum Lauenburg district | |
Büchen Büchen | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′N 10°37′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Herzogtum Lauenburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Büchen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Uwe Möller (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31) | |
| • Total | 6,617 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 21514 |
| Dialling codes | 04155 |
| Vehicle registration | RZ |
| Website | www.buechen.de |
Büchen is situated on the Elbe-Lübeck Canal, approx. 13 km northeast of Lauenburg/Elbe, and 45 km east of Hamburg. Büchen station is on the Berlin-Hamburg and the Lübeck–Lüneburg lines.
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