Burgwedel

Burgwedel
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Burgwedel within Hanover district
Burgwedel Burgwedel
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 (CDU)
Area
• Total	151.96 km2 (58.67 sq mi)
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	20,506
• Density	130/km2 (350/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 (German pronunciation: [bʊʁkˈveːdl̩] ) 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

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.

Economics

Companies

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

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Burgwedel is twinned with:

• Domfront en Poiraie, France

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, 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