Büchen

Büchen (German pronunciation ) is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Büchen.

Büchen
The medieval church in Büchen
Coat of arms
Location of Büchen within Herzogtum Lauenburg district
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Büchen
Büchen
Coordinates: 53°29′N 10°37′E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictHerzogtum Lauenburg
Municipal assoc.Büchen
Government
 • MayorUwe Möller (SPD)
Area
 • Total16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,093
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
21514
Dialling codes04155
Vehicle registrationRZ
Websitewww.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.

History

Between 1945 and 1990 Büchen served as West German inner German border crossing for rail transport. The crossing was open for trains travelling between the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany (till 1949, thereafter the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin) and the British zone of occupation and thereafter Federal Republic of Germany. The traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations between West Germany and West Berlin which followed the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972).

Transportation

Büchen lies on the Berlin-Hamburg railway.

References
  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2019 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).


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