Burscheid () is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer

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, in

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. 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

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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

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Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (), abbreviated VRR, is a public transport association (Verkehrsverbund) in the Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It covers large parts of the Ruhr, Ruhr area, the Lower Rhine region including Düsse ...

both operate bus lines that stop in Burscheid.

Neighboring communities

Burscheid is within 15 kilometers of both

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Leverkusen Leverkusen () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. The city is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan ...

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 Wermelskirchen (; Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Wärmelßkirrshe'') is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, southeast of Remscheid. It is home to one of Europe's biggest live Christmas trees (measuring 26 ...

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

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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

Carl Pulfrich Carl P. Pulfrich (September 24, 1858 in Burscheid, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia – August 12, 1927 in Baltic Sea, drowned when his canoe capsized) was a German physicist, noted for advancements in optics made as a researcher for the C ...

(1858-1927), physicist and optician *

Günter Wallraff Günter Wallraff (born 1 October 1942) is a German writer and undercover journalist. Life Günther Wallraff was born in Burscheid as the son of a Ford worker and a factory owner's daughter. After attending high school, he trained as bookselle ...

(b. 1942), writer and undercover journalist

Other personalities

* Rüdiger Vollborn, (b. 1963), former Bundesliga goalkeeper of the neighboring football club

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composer, (1928-2007), visited once the Burscheider Bürgerschule.Bergischer Volksbote vom 22. Dezember 2007
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Uwe Boll Uwe Boll (; born 22 June 1965) is a German filmmaker. He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises. Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his Alone in the Dark (2005 film), ...

, (b. 1965), German director, producer and screenwriter *

Silke Gnad Silke Gnad, also known as Silke Fittinger ( Silke Thiel 20 November 1966 in Stralsund, Germany), is a German former handball player. She participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where the German national team placed fourteenth. She has won bot ...

, (b. 1966), former national handball player *

Hansi Gnad Hans-Jürgen "Hansi" Gnad (born 4 June 1963) is a retired German professional basketball player and coach. He represented the senior German national basketball team, and played in the German League team Bayer Giants Leverkusen (1995–1997, 1999 ...

, (b. 1963), former national basketball player

References

External links

Official site
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