Burgwedel

Burgwedel

Burgwedel

Town in Lower Saxony, Germany

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.

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Politics and Administration

Burgwedel consists of the following boroughs:

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 diocese of Hildesheim, which is part of the ecclesiastical province of Hamburg.

Further Christian Communities

Education and Culture

Schools

Libraries

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:[3]

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Carl Graf von Alten

Notable residents

References

  1. [1]
    "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. [2]
    "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. [3]
    "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.
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