Burgwedel 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 Kleinburgwedel (Low German: ''Littjen Borwee'') is a village and northeastern lying district of the city Burgwedel in the region Hannover in Lower Saxony. History In the Middle Ages Kleinburgwedel, together with Großburgwedel, Oldhorst, Neuwarmb ...

* 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.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

* Carl Graf von Alten (1764-1840), Hanoverian-British general and statesman * Otto Wöhler (1894-1987), General of the Wehrmacht and war criminal *

Valmir Sulejmani Valmir Bajram Sulejmani (born 1 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Ingolstadt 04. Born in Germany, he represents the Kosovo national team at international level. Club career Hannover 96 Youth career Su ...

(born 1996), German footballer

Notable residents

Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt (born 6 April 1937, in Osnabrück) is a German politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2009. He was a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's ...

, (b 1937), Member of the European Parliament *

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 287 ...

, (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 earn ...

, (b 1983), footballer * Christian Wulff, (b 1959), politician (CDU), former Federal President, former Lower Saxony Minister President *

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, (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 goals (154). He is well-known mostly for being associated with Hannover 96, for whom he is also thei ...

, (b 1958), soccer player * Hermann Bahlsen, (1927-2014), bakery factory manufacturer

References

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