Burgwedel

Burgwedel
Town hall
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 52°29′36″N 09°51′31″E / 52.49333°N 9.85861°E / 52.49333; 9.85861Coordinates: 52°29′36″N 09°51′31″E / 52.49333°N 9.85861°E / 52.49333; 9.85861
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Subdivisions	7 districts
Government
• Mayor	Axel Düker (SPD)
Area
• Total	151.96 km2 (58.67 sq mi)
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• 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

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 see)
• Kleinburgwedel
• Oldhorst
• Thönse
• Wettmar

Religion[]

Protestant (Evangelical-Lutheran) Church[]

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.

Further Christian Communities[]

Education and Culture[]

Schools[]

Libraries[]

Economics[]

Companies[]

Personalities[]

Sons and daughters of the town[]

Carl Graf von Alten

• 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[]

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