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Burscheid

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Not to be confused with Bourscheid (disambiguation).
Burscheid
Town
Flag of Burscheid
Flag
Coat of arms of Burscheid
Coat of arms
Location of Burscheid within Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district
Rheinisch-Bergischer KreisRhein-Sieg-KreisNorth Rhine-WestphaliaCologneLeverkusenMettmann (district)SolingenRemscheidOberbergischer KreisOverathRösrathBergisch GladbachKürtenOdenthalWermelskirchenBurscheidLeichlingen
Burscheid is located in Germany
Burscheid
Burscheid
Burscheid is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Burscheid
Burscheid
Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 07°07′00″E / 51.10000°N 7.11667°E / 51.10000; 7.11667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln  
DistrictRheinisch-Bergischer Kreis  
Subdivisions89
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Stefan Caplan[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total27.38 km2 (10.57 sq mi)
Highest elevation
251 m (823 ft)
Lowest elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total18,681
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
51399
Dialling codes02174
Vehicle registrationGL
Websitewww.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

The two largest employers in Burscheid are Federal Mogul GmbH (formerly known as Goetze AG) and Johnson Controls.

Government

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

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

Burscheid is within 15 kilometers of both Solingen and Leverkusen.

Sub-communities

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

Burscheid has its own public schools, swimming pool and volunteer fire department.

Tourist sites

  • 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

Honorary citizen

  • 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

Günter Wallraff 1985

Other personalities

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ Bergischer Volksbote vom 22. Dezember 2007[permanent dead link]

External links

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