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The German village of Contwig is in the southwest corner of the German State of Rheinland-Pfalz.

Today, Calbach is administratively part of the municipality of Büdingen.

Burghausen is located in the historical German region of Unterfranken (Lower Franconia) north of Würzburg.

Today, Burghausen is administratively part of the municipality of Wasserlosen.

The history of the town of Büdingen is connected to the noble family of Isenburg [sometimes spelled Ysenburg].

Büdingen has a significant history related to the migration to the Volga German colonies. It served as a gathering place for many colonist families who were immigrating, particularly in 1766.

During the spring and summer of 1766, several hundred colonist marriages were conducted in St. Mary's Lutheran Church in Büdingen. Those marriages have been published in the book by Mai & Marquardt (see Sources).

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From 1637 to 1806, Buchenau was part of Hessen-Darmstadt.