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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.

Burgwedel
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Burgwedel within Hanover district
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Coordinates: 52°29′36″N 09°51′31″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Subdivisions	7 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Ortrud Wendt[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	151.96 km2 (58.67 sq mi)
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	20,229
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	30938
Dialling codes	05139, 05135 (Fuhrberg)
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.burgwedel.de

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.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Carl Graf von Alten (1764-1840), Hanoverian-British general and statesman
• Otto Wöhler (1894-1987), General of the Wehrmacht and war criminal
• Valmir Sulejmani (born 1996), German footballer

Notable residents

• Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt, (b 1937), Member of the European Parliament
• Willi Reimann, (b 1949), former footballer and football coach
• Gundis Zámbó, (b 1966), actress
• Mike Hanke, (b 1983), footballer
• Christian Wulff, (b 1959), politician (CDU), former Federal President, former Lower Saxony Minister President
• Bettina Wulff, (b 1973), wife of Christian Wulff
• Gerald Asamoah, (b 1978), footballer
• Dieter Schatzschneider, (b 1958), soccer player
• Hermann Bahlsen, (1927-2014), bakery factory manufacturer

References

На других языках

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[de] Burgwedel

Burgwedel (niederdeutsch Borwee) ist eine Stadt in der niedersächsischen Region Hannover.

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- [en] Burgwedel

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[ru] Бургведель

Бургведель (нем. Burgwedel) — город в Германии, в земле Нижняя Саксония.

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