Buch is first mentioned in 1080 when Gerolt von Buch appears as a witness in a document. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules an Orb Argent banded Or and crossed of the second. Buch has an area, as of 2006, of 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Stein district. It is a farm village on the Biber river which empties into the Rhine. More information...
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