Burgwedel

Burgwedel
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Burgwedel within Hanover 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  (2022-12-31)[2]
• 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:

• 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

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Burgwedel is twinned with:^[3]

• Domfront en Poiraie, France

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, played about 230 games

Notable residents

• Hermann Bahlsen, (1927-2014), bakery factory manufacturer
• Dieter Schatzschneider, (born 1958), soccer player, played 399 games
• 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

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