Burscheid

Geschichte

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.EconomyThe two largest employers in Burscheid are Federal Mogul GmbH (formerly known as Goetze AG) and Johnson Controls.GovernmentHans 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%)TransportationBurscheid is on the A1 Autobahn, and federal highway 51 travels through the town. The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr both operate bus lines that stop in Burscheid.Neighboring communitiesBurscheid is within 15 kilometers of both Solingen and Leverkusen.Sub-communitiesBellinghausen - 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.