| Burscheid | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 89 |
| Mayor | Hans Dieter Kahrl (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 27. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Cologne is one of the five governmental districts of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' The Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis is a Kreis ( District) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 38 km² (10. 6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 88 - 251 m |
| Population | 19,025 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 695 /km² (1,800 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | GL |
| Postal code | 51399 |
| Area code | 02174 |
| Website | www.burscheid.de |
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Economy
The two largest employers in Burscheid are Federal Mogul GmbH (formerly known as Goetze AG) and Johnson Controls. Federal-Mogul Corporation is a major Automotive parts supplier based in Southfield Michigan, USA. Johnson Controls Inc is an United States company based in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Government
Hans Dieter Kahrl (CDU) was first elected as Bürgermeister (mayor) in 1999. He was reelected in a general election on 26 September 2004 with 51. 6 % of the vote.
The current city council was elected with the following breakdown of political affiliations (again, as of the 2004 general election):
- CDU, 2,932 votes, 40. 0 % (1999: 47. 4 %)
- SPD, 1,989 votes, 27. 2 % (28. 4 %)
- Grüne, 745 votes, 10. 2 % (6. 5 %)
- UWG, 884 votes, 12. 1 % (8. 5 %)
- FDP, 767 votes, 10. 5 % (9. 2 %)
Transportation
Burscheid is on the A1 Autobahn, and federal highway (Bundesstraße) 51 travels through the town. A once active rail-spur existed in part of the town in the early 1990s. It had, at that time, already been out of service for several years. The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr both operate bus lines that stop in Burscheid. The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (abbreviated VRR) is the public transport association covering the area of the Rhine-Ruhr Megalopolis in Germany
Neighboring communities
Burscheid is within 15 kilometers of both Solingen and Leverkusen. Solingen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the eastern bank of the Rhine, half way between Cologne and
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 and has many of its own shops and restaurants. Wermelskirchen is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, southeast of Remscheid. Most sub-communities in Burscheid are easily reachable by foot or bicycle.
Services
Burscheid has its own public schools, swimming pool, police force, and volunteer fire department.
Tourist sites
- 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 has been abandoned since 1998. No new uses of the property have been planned or have come forward.
- 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.
External links
- Official site (German)
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