Burgwedel
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Burgwedel (Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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
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
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Personalities
Notable people
- Charles, Count Alten (1764-1840), German army officer and politician
- 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
- 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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