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Burgwedel

Coordinates: 52°29′36″N 09°51′31″E / 52.49333°N 9.85861°E / 52.49333; 9.85861
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Burgwedel
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Burgwedel
Location of Burgwedel within Hanover district
Hanover RegionLower SaxonyWedemarkBurgwedelNeustadt am RübenbergeBurgdorfUetzeLehrteIsernhagenLangenhagenGarbsenWunstorfSeelzeBarsinghausenSehndeHanoverGehrdenLaatzenWennigsenRonnenbergHemmingenPattensenSpringeHamelin-PyrmontSchaumburgNienburg (district)HeidekreisCelle (district)Peine (district)Gifhorn (district)Hildesheim (district)
Burgwedel is located in Germany
Burgwedel
Burgwedel
Burgwedel is located in Lower Saxony
Burgwedel
Burgwedel
Coordinates: 52°29′36″N 09°51′31″E / 52.49333°N 9.85861°E / 52.49333; 9.85861
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
Subdivisions7 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Ortrud Wendt[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total151.96 km2 (58.67 sq mi)
Elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total20,506
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
30938
Dialling codes05139,
05135 (Fuhrberg)
Vehicle registrationH
Websitewww.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

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Burgwedel consists of the following boroughs:

Religion

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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.

Further Christian Communities

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Education and Culture

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Schools

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Libraries

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Economics

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Companies

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

Twin towns – sister cities

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Burgwedel is twinned with:[3]

Personalities

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Sons and daughters of the town

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Carl Graf von Alten

Notable residents

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References

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