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Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Burscheid | |
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Location of Burscheid within Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 07°07′00″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Köln |
District | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis |
Subdivisions | 89 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–25) | Stefan Caplan[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 27.38 km2 (10.57 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 19,005 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 51399 |
Dialling codes | 02174 |
Vehicle registration | GL |
Website | www.burscheid.de |
The two largest employers in Burscheid are Federal Mogul GmbH (formerly known as Goetze AG) and Johnson Controls.
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:
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.
Burscheid is within 15 kilometers of both Solingen and Leverkusen.
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.
Burscheid has its own public schools, swimming pool and volunteer fire department.
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