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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- Levi-Strauss-Museum, 49.80274°, 11.03351°. 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. 2019-01-04
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- Löwenbräu Keller Buttenheim, Eremitage 3, 96155 Buttenheim, 49.79959°, 11.03342°, +49 9545 509346. M-Sa from 11:00, Su from 10:00. Beer garden with Franconian food.
- St. GeorgenBräu Keller, Kellerstraße, 96155 Buttenheim, 49.79997°, 11.03696°, +49 9545 44670. nice weather provided April - September, daily from 14:00, Su & public holiday from 11:00. A beer garden
- St. Georgen Bräu. a brewery 2019-01-04
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