Burgwedel 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. 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 Notable residents Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt, (b 1937), Member of the European Parliament Willi Reimann, (b 1949), former footballer and football coach Gundis Zámbó, (b 1966), actress Mike Hanke, (b 1983), footballer Christian Wulff, (b 1959), politician (CDU), former Federal President, former Lower Saxony Minister President Bettina Wulff, (b 1973), wife of Christian Wulff Gerald Asamoah, (b 1978), footballer Dieter Schatzschneider, (b 1958), soccer player Hermann Bahlsen, (1927-2014), bakery factory manufacturer References Hanover Region