Burscheid
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Location of Burscheid within Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 07°07′00″E / 51.10000°N 7.11667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 89 |
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| • Mayor (2020–25) | Stefan Caplan[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.38 km2 (10.57 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 18,968 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 51399 |
| Dialling codes | 02174 |
| Vehicle registration | GL |
| Website | www.burscheid.de |
Burscheid is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town is known for its sub-communities (somewhat equivalent to the American concept of neighborhoods) and the town centre with its marketplace and churches.
Economy[edit]
The two largest employers in Burscheid are Federal Mogul GmbH (formerly known as Goetze AG) and Johnson Controls.
Government[edit]
The current mayor is Stefan Caplan (CDU), first elected in 2014 and re-elected in September 2020.
The current city council was elected with the following breakdown of political affiliations, as of the 2020 local election:
- CDU: 14 seats
- Bündnis für Burscheid: 8 seats
- SPD: 7 seats
- Grüne: 7 seats
- FDP: 2 seats
- UWG: 2 seats
Transportation[edit]
Burscheid is on the A1 Autobahn, and federal highway (Bundesstraße) 51 travels through the town. The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr both operate bus lines that stop in Burscheid.
Neighboring communities[edit]
Burscheid is within 15 kilometers of both Solingen and Leverkusen.
Sub-communities[edit]
Bellinghausen - Benninhausen - Berghamberg - Berringhausen - Blasberg - Dierath - Dünweg - Dürscheid - Großbruch - Großhamberg - Grünscheid - Heddinghofen - Hilgen - Kaltenherberg - Kämersheide - Kippekofen - Kleinhamberg - Kuckenberg - Lungstraße - Nagelsbaum - Oberlandscheid - Oberwietsche - Ösinghausen- Repinghofen - Rötzinghofen - Sträßchen.
Hilgen (or Burscheid-Hilgen) is the second largest and most significant sub-community, next to the main town center (Burscheid itself). Hilgen is on the town's border with Wermelskirchen and has many of its own shops and restaurants. Most sub-communities in Burscheid are easily reachable by foot or bicycle.
Services[edit]
Burscheid has its own public schools, swimming pool and volunteer fire department.
Tourist sites[edit]
- Haus Landscheid is a former estate that belonged to the knight Heinrich von Nesselrode in 1731. It was the site of a restaurant from 1983 to 1998, but was abandoned from 1998 until recently. It is now a hotel and restaurant (updated Oct 2014).
- The Lambertsmühle (Lamberts Mill) is in the Wiehbach valley in the southwest of the town, and has been a museum since 1994. The mill's main exhibit is entitled "The Path from Grain to Bread."
- The Paffenlöher Steffi (in the neighboring community of Paffenlöh) is a local dance club.
Personalities[edit]
Honorary citizen[edit]
- Paul Luchtenberg (1890-1973), co-founder of the FDP, Member of Bundestag, minister of culture of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Wilhelm Schmidt, mayor of the town of Burscheid from 1894 to 1928
- Hugo Bernd, powder-wheeler
- Erich Richartz-Bertrams, (died 1973), industrialist and patron
- Ewald Sträßer (Burscheid, 1867 - Stuttgart, 1933), compositor
Sons and daughters of the city[edit]
- Carl Pulfrich (1858-1927), physicist and optician
- Günter Wallraff (b. 1942), writer and undercover journalist
Other personalities[edit]
- Rüdiger Vollborn, (b. 1963), former Bundesliga goalkeeper of the neighboring football club Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- Karlheinz Stockhausen composer, (1928-2007), visited once the Burscheider Bürgerschule.[3]
- Uwe Boll, (b. 1965), German director, producer and screenwriter
- Silke Gnad, (b. 1966), former national handball player
- Hansi Gnad, (b. 1963), former national basketball player
References[edit]
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Bergischer Volksbote vom 22. Dezember 2007[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
- Official site (in German)
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