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
The two largest employers in Burscheid are
Federal-Mogul (formerly known as Goetze AG) and
Johnson Controls.
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:
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CDU: 14 seats
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Bündnis für Burscheid: 8 seats
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SPD: 7 seats
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Grüne: 7 seats
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FDP: 2 seats
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UWG: 2 seats
Transportation
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
Burscheid is within 15 kilometers of both
Solingen and
Leverkusen.
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. 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
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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).
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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."
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The Paffenlöher Steffi (in the neighboring community of Paffenlöh) is a local dance club.
Personalities
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.
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Wilhelm Schmidt, mayor of the town of Burscheid from 1894 to 1928
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Hugo Bernd, powder-wheeler
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Erich Richartz-Bertrams, (died 1973), industrialist and patron
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Ewald Sträßer (Burscheid, 1867 - Stuttgart, 1933), compositor
Sons and daughters of the city
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Carl Pulfrich (1858-1927), physicist and optician
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Günter Wallraff (b. 1942), writer and undercover journalist
Other personalities
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Rüdiger Vollborn, (b. 1963), former Bundesliga goalkeeper of the neighboring football club Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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Karlheinz Stockhausen composer, (1928-2007), visited once the Burscheider Bürgerschule.
[ Bergischer Volksbote vom 22. Dezember 2007]
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Uwe Boll, (b. 1965), German director, producer and screenwriter
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Silke Gnad, (b. 1966), former national handball player
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Hansi Gnad, (b. 1963), former national basketball player
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