Burgwedel
Burgwedel | ||
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Burgwedel | ||
Location of Burgwedel within Hanover district | ||
Coordinates: 52°29′36″N 09°51′31″E / 52.49333°N 9.85861°ECoordinates: 52°29′36″N 09°51′31″E / 52.49333°N 9.85861°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Lower Saxony | |
District | Hanover | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Axel Düker | |
Area | ||
• Total | 151.96 km2 (58.67 sq mi) | |
Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 20,654 | |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 30938 | |
Dialling codes |
05139, 05135 (Fuhrberg) | |
Vehicle registration | H | |
Website | www.burgwedel.de |
Burgwedel is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Hanover.
Politics and Administration
Burgwedel consists of the following boroughs:
- Engensen
- Fuhrberg
- Großburgwedel (administrative see)
- Kleinburgwedel
- Oldhorst
- Thönse
- Wettmar
Religion
Roman Catholic Church
The members of the Roman Catholic St. Paul's parish community Burgwedel builds 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.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
- 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
Personalities living or living on the ground
- 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
Social Affairs
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References
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