# Burscheid

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Not to be confused with [Bourscheid (disambiguation)](/source/Bourscheid_(disambiguation)).

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Burscheid Town Flag Coat of arms Location of Burscheid within Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district Location of Burscheid Burscheid Show map of Germany Burscheid Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 07°07′00″E / 51.10000°N 7.11667°E / 51.10000; 7.11667 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 27.33 km2 (10.55 sq mi) Highest elevation 251 m (823 ft) Lowest elevation 88 m (289 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 19,272 • Density 705.2/km2 (1,826/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

**Burscheid** (German pronunciation: [\[ˈbʊʁʃaɪt\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German)) is a town in the [Rheinisch-Bergischer](/source/Rheinisch-Bergischer_Kreis) [district](/source/District), in [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia), [Germany](/source/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 GmbH](/source/Federal-Mogul) (formerly known as Goetze AG) and [Johnson Controls](/source/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:

- CDU: 14 seats

- Bündnis für Burscheid: 8 seats

- SPD: 7 seats

- Grüne: 7 seats

- FDP: 2 seats

- UWG: 2 seats

## Transportation

Burscheid is on the A1 Autobahn, and federal highway (Bundesstraße) 51 travels through the town. The [Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg](/source/Verkehrsverbund_Rhein-Sieg) and [Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr](/source/Verkehrsverbund_Rhein-Ruhr) both operate bus lines that stop in Burscheid.

## Neighboring communities

Burscheid is within 15 kilometers of both [Solingen](/source/Solingen) and [Leverkusen](/source/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](/source/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

- *Haus Landscheid* is a former estate that belonged to the knight [Heinrich von Nesselrode](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heinrich_von_Nesselrode&action=edit&redlink=1) 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

### Honorary citizen

- [Paul Luchtenberg](/source/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

Günter Wallraff 1985

- [Carl Pulfrich](/source/Carl_Pulfrich) (1858-1927), physicist and optician

- [Günter Wallraff](/source/G%C3%BCnter_Wallraff) (b. 1942), writer and undercover journalist

### Other personalities

- [Rüdiger Vollborn](/source/R%C3%BCdiger_Vollborn), (b. 1963), former Bundesliga goalkeeper of the neighboring football club [Bayer 04 Leverkusen](/source/Bayer_04_Leverkusen)

- [Karlheinz Stockhausen](/source/Karlheinz_Stockhausen) composer, (1928-2007), visited once the Burscheider Bürgerschule.[3]

- [Uwe Boll](/source/Uwe_Boll), (b. 1965), German director, producer and screenwriter

- [Silke Gnad](/source/Silke_Gnad), (b. 1966), former national handball player

- [Hansi Gnad](/source/Hansi_Gnad), (b. 1963), former national basketball player

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020](https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml), Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022"](https://www.landesdatenbank.nrw.de/ldbnrw//online?operation=table&code=12411-01i&bypass=true&levelindex=0&levelid=1750236363127#abreadcrumb) (in German). [Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW](/source/Landesbetrieb_Information_und_Technik_NRW).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Bergischer Volksbote vom 22. Dezember 2007](https://archive.today/20130212155427/http://www.wz-newsline.de/sro.php?redid=189599)

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Burscheid](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Burscheid).

- [Official site](http://www.burscheid.de/) (in German)

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