Burscheid

Burscheid
Flag of Burscheid
Coat of arms of Burscheid
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
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total19,005
 • Density690/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

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

Government

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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

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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

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Burscheid is within 15 kilometers of both Solingen and Leverkusen.

Sub-communities

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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

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

Tourist sites

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  • 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

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Honorary citizen

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  • 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

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Günter Wallraff 1985

Other personalities

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References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ Bergischer Volksbote vom 22. Dezember 2007[permanent dead link]
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