Country Germany Admin. region Arnsberg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 79.66 km² Local time Tuesday 1:19 AM Dialling code 02736 | State North Rhine-Westphalia District Siegen-Wittgenstein Postal codes 57299 Postal code 57299 Population 14,456 (30 Jun 2010) Administrative region Arnsberg | |
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Burbach is a municipality in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Contents
- Map of Burbach Germany
- Geography
- Constituent divisions
- Municipal council
- Coat of arms
- Transport
- Established businesses
- Notable people
- References
Map of Burbach, Germany
Geography
Burbach is located in Siegen-Wittgenstein district on the river Heller, about 15 km south of Siegen.Burbach also is a community in the southern part of the state Northrhine Westphalia.
Constituent divisions
The community of Burbach consists of the following subdivisions: Burbach, Gilsbach, Holzhausen, Lippe, Lützeln, Niederdresselndorf, Oberdresselndorf, Wahlbach, Würgendorf.
Municipal council
The council's 32 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 25 May 2014:
Coat of arms
Burbach's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per pale, dexter in azure spangled with billets Or a two-tailed lion rampant Or armed and langued gules, sinister in Or three lozenges sable arranged vertically.
The lion stands for the princely House of Nassau-Siegen. The three lozenges (diamonds) come from the Lords of Seelbach, who held sway over the community in the Middle Ages.
The current civic coat of arms is based on the now abolished Amt's arms, and was granted in 1970. The local court for Burbach and Seelbach was already using the combination of a lion and diamonds by the 15th century.[1]
Transport
Running through the northeast of the municipal area is Autobahn A 45 (Sauerlandlinie). As well, the municipal area is connected in the east to Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 54, which runs from Siegen towards Limburg an der Lahn. Bus connections are provided by the Westphalia-South Transport Community (Verkehrsgemeinschaft Westfalen-Süd; VGWS) running to all neighbouring communities.
The community is directly connected to the Deutsche Bahn railway network by the Hellertalbahn railway running from Haiger to Betzdorf.
In the southern municipal area lies the Siegerland Airport.
Established businesses
Well known businesses in Burbach are:
Notable people
Notable people associated with the town include: