• Source: Burgwedel

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






= Protestant (Evangelical-Lutheran) Church

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= Roman Catholic Church

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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.




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Education and Culture






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Economics






= Companies

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




Twin towns – sister cities



Burgwedel is twinned with:

Domfront en Poiraie, France




Personalities






= Sons and daughters of the town

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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

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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




References

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• Charles, Count Alten
• List of largest retail companies
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