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{{Infobox Ort in Deutschland
|Art = Stadt
|Wappen = Wappen Buchen Odenwald.png
|lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 31 |lat_sec = 18
|lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 19 |lon_sec = 24
|Lageplan =
|Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
|Regierungsbezirk = Karlsruhe
|Landkreis = Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
|Höhe = 337
|Fläche = 138.99
|Einwohner = 18820
|Stand = 2006-12-31
|PLZ = 74710–74722
|PLZ-alt = 6967
|Vorwahl = 06281
|Kfz = MOS
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 2 25 014
|NUTS = DE127
|LOCODE = DE BUC
|Gliederung = 14
|Adresse = Wimpinaplatz 3<br />74722 Buchen
|Website = [http://www.buchen.de/ www.buchen.de]
|Bürgermeister = Roland Burger
}}
'''Buchen''' is a town in Germany [[Neckar-Odenwald]] [[German districts|district]], in [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]]. It is situated in the [[Odenwald]] forest, 23 km northeast of [[Mosbach]].
==History==
In [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] times, a wall known as the ''Limes'' was built in the area as a fortification. Many stretches of this wall are still visible today.
The town is first mentioned as '''Buchheim''' in the records of the convent at [[Lorsch]]. The first owners were the monks of the abbey at [[Amorbach]]. When the abbey falls to the [[Bishop of Würzburg]], Buchen goes with it.
In [[1280]], the town was given the rights of a city.
In 1303/1309, Buchen is sold to the [[Archbishop of Mainz]], who rules there for 500 years. Because it took part in the [[Bauernkrieg]], Buch lost many of its rights.
In the [[bubonic plague]] epidemic of the 14th century, about 1300 citizens of Buch were killed.
In [[1717]], lightening stuck the church, and half the town burned to the ground.
In [[1803]], with the dissolution of the lands of the bishopric of Mainz, the town fell to the new princes of [[Leiningen]] in [[Baden]].
However, the citizens of Buchen participated in the [[Revolution of 1848]], burning the records of the Leiningen rent offices. Despite the failure of the revolution, the citizens retained some of the rights they had fought for.
From 1971 to 1975, 13 surrounding towns were incorporated into Buchen.
==References==
*[http://www.buchen.de Official Web site]
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