Buttenheim is in Upper Franconia. Its main claim to fame is being the birthplace of Levi Strauß (born with the first name "Löb"; he later changed the spelling of his last name to Strauss) the inventor of blue jeans and founder of the namesake company.

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• 49.79974311.0135711 Haltepunkt Buttenheim ( S1 ). Served by the S1 from Nuremberg to Bamberg. 

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Map of Buttenheim

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• 49.8027411.033511 Levi-Strauss-Museum. The birth house of Levi Strauss has been turned into a museum showing the conditions for poor rural Jews in 19th-century Franconia in general (which ultimately triggered Levi's emigration), and the life of the inventor of blue jeans in particular. (updated Jan 2019)

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• 49.7995911.033421 Löwenbräu Keller Buttenheim, Eremitage 3, 96155 Buttenheim, ☏ +49 9545 509346. M-Sa from 11:00, Su from 10:00. Beer garden with Franconian food. 
• 49.7999711.036962 St. GeorgenBräu Keller, Kellerstraße, 96155 Buttenheim, ☏ +49 9545 44670. nice weather provided April - September, daily from 14:00, Su & public holiday from 11:00. A beer garden 
• 49.80188911.0323063 St. Georgen Bräu. a brewery (updated Jan 2019)

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• 49.8022111.032461 Hotel am Markt, Marktstraße 12, 96155 Buttenheim, ☏ +49 9545 1554. Single from €30, double from €50. 

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• Bamberg
• Forchheim