Country Germany District Hanover Elevation 50 m (160 ft) Area 21.63 km² Postal code 30938 | State Lower Saxony Town Burgwedel Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Saturday 12:34 AM Dialling code 05139 | |
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Gro burgwedel stadt burgwedel region hannover niedersachsen 27 7 2013
Großburgwedel is a village northeast of Hanover and is the administrative centre of the town of Burgwedel.
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- Gro burgwedel stadt burgwedel region hannover niedersachsen 27 7 2013
- Map of GroC39Fburgwedel 30938 Burgwedel Germany
- Church
- Transport
- Economy
- Well known personalities
- References
Map of Gro%C3%9Fburgwedel, 30938 Burgwedel, Germany
Großburgwedel is home to the town hall of Burgwedel and other town institutions such as the library, a hospital for the region of Hanover. It also has a grammar school, secondary school, secondary modern school and special needs school, as well as a builder's yard and open air swimming pool.
Church
In Großburgwedel is the parish of St. Peter, part of the Lutheran state church of Hanover. This supports the church itself and the parish hall as well as the vicarage and the parish gardens in Mitteldorf. In addition Großburgwedel is the seat of the diocese of Burgdorfer Land, which is responsible for the parishes of Burgdorf and Burgwedel-Langenhagen.
Transport
Großburgwedel has an autobahn junction (no. 54) on the A 7, that runs past Großburgwedel to the west. Furthermore the village lies on the railway line from Hanover via Celle and Uelzen to Hamburg. All local trains operated by the Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft stop at Großburgwedel station. The L 381 and L383 run through Großburgwedel. Between the L383 and L381, L381 and K113 as well as between the K113 and L383, there are ring roads.
Economy
Großburgwedel is the headquarters of the chemist's chain, Rossmann and the firm of KIND Hearing Aids. In addition Großburgwedel is home to a branch of the IKEA furniture group.