Burgwedel is a town in the district of Hanover, in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

. 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 The Diocese of Hildesheim (Latin: ''Dioecesis Hildesiensis'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. Founded in 815 as a missionary diocese by King Louis the Pious, his son Louis the German appointed the famous former archbishop of Rheim ...

, which is part of the

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of Hamburg.

Further Christian Communities

Education and Culture

Schools

Libraries

Economics

Companies

The headquarter of

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, a major drugstore chain, is located in Burgwedel.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

* Carl Graf von Alten (1764-1840), Hanoverian-British general and statesman *

Otto Wöhler Otto Wöhler (12 July 1894 – 5 February 1987) was a German general in the Wehrmacht and a war criminal during World War II. He rose to a corps and army level commander. Wöhler was implicated in the Einsatzgruppe activities while serving as C ...

(1894-1987), General of the Wehrmacht and war criminal * Valmir Sulejmani (born 1996), German footballer

Notable residents

* Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt, (b 1937), Member of the

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Willi Reimann Willi Reimann (born 24 December 1949 in Schwagstorf (Fürstenau)) is a German retired football player and manager. Reimann played as a young boy in a local club in Rheine, later in the Bundesliga for Hannover 96 and Hamburg, appearing in 28 ...

, (b 1949), former footballer and football coach * Gundis Zámbó, (b 1966), actress *

Mike Hanke Mike Hanke (; born 5 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played the position of forward. He has been described as a player who "gives it his all in attack and is always dangerous in the opponent's penalty area." He ear ...

, (b 1983), footballer *

Christian Wulff Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff (; born 1959) is a retired German politician and lawyer who served as President of Germany from 2010 to 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he previously served as minister president of the ...

, (b 1959), politician (CDU), former Federal President, former Lower Saxony

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Bettina Wulff Bettina Wulff (née Körner; 25 October 1973) is the wife of the former German President Christian Wulff and was therefore sometimes referred to by the media as the " First Lady" during her husband's presidency. Early life and family Bettina K� ...

, (b 1973), wife of Christian Wulff *

Gerald Asamoah Gerald Asamoah (; born 3 October 1978) is a German football manager and former professional player who works as the first-team manager of Schalke 04. During his playing career, Asamoah played as a forward, and he was mainly known for his pace, ...

, (b 1978), footballer *

Dieter Schatzschneider Dieter Schatzschneider (born 26 April 1958) is a German former footballer who formerly held the record for the highest number of 2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was impleme ...

, (b 1958), soccer player *

Hermann Bahlsen Hermann Bahlsen (born 14 November 1859 in Hannover; died 6 November 1919 in Hannover) was a German entrepreneur in the food industry as well as the inventor of the Leibniz butter biscuit and founder of the Bahlsen confectionery factory. Biog ...

, (1927-2014), bakery factory manufacturer

References

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