Burgwedel (German pronunciation: [bʊʁkˈveːdl̩] ) 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
• 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.

Twin towns – sister cities

Burgwedel is twinned with:

• Domfront en Poiraie, France

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 (born 1996), German footballer, played about 230 games

Notable residents

• Hermann Bahlsen, (1927-2014), bakery factory manufacturer
• Dieter Schatzschneider, (born 1958), soccer player, played 399 games
• Christian Wulff, (born 1959), politician (CDU), former Federal President, former Lower Saxony Minister President
• Hendrik Hoppenstedt (born 1972), politician, (CDU), member of the Bundestag since 2013, previously local mayor
• Bettina Wulff, (born 1973), wife of Christian Wulff
• Mike Hanke, (born 1983), footballer, played 322 games and 12 for Germany