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Burgwedel

Burgwedel

FieldValue
typeStadt
nameBurgwedel
image_coaWappen Burgwedel.png
image_skylineBurgwedel Rathaus IMG 9279.jpg
image_captionTown hall
coordinates
image_planBurgwedel in H.svg
stateLower Saxony
districtHanover
elevation53
area152.85
postal_code30938
area_code05139,
05135 (Fuhrberg)
licenceH
Gemeindeschlüssel03 2 41 004
divisions7 districts
websitewww.burgwedel.de
mayorOrtrud Wendt
leader_term2021–26
partyCDU

05135 (Fuhrberg)

Burgwedel () is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Hanover. It has a population of around 20,200.

Politics and Administration

Burgwedel consists of the following boroughs:

  • Engensen
  • Fuhrberg
  • Großburgwedel (administrative seat)
  • Kleinburgwedel
  • Oldhorst
  • Thönse
  • Wettmar

Religion

Protestant (Evangelical-Lutheran) Church

Roman Catholic Church

The members of the Roman Catholic St. Paul's parish community Burgwedel make up the second largest religious community of the town. St. Paul's belongs to the diocese of Hildesheim, which is part of the ecclesiastical province of Hamburg.

Further Christian Communities

Education and Culture

Schools

Libraries

Economics

Companies

The headquarter of Rossmann, a major drugstore chain, is located in Burgwedel.

Twin towns – sister cities

Burgwedel is twinned with:

  • FRA Domfront en Poiraie, France

Personalities

Notable people

[[Charles, Count Alten
  • Charles, Count Alten (1764-1840), German army officer and politician
  • Otto Wöhler (1894-1987), General of the Wehrmacht and war criminal
  • Valmir Sulejmani (born 1996), German footballer, played about 230 games

Notable residents

  • Hermann Bahlsen, (1927-2014), bakery factory manufacturer
  • Dieter Schatzschneider, (born 1958), soccer player, played 399 games
  • Christian Wulff, (born 1959), politician (CDU), former Federal President, former Lower Saxony Minister President
  • Hendrik Hoppenstedt (born 1972), politician, (CDU), member of the Bundestag since 2013, previously local mayor
  • Bettina Wulff, (born 1973), wife of Christian Wulff
  • Mike Hanke, (born 1983), footballer, played 322 games and 12 for Germany

References

References

  1. (13 October 2021). "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021". [[Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen]].
  2. (21 January 2013). "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne".
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