Burscheid

Burscheid is a toun in the Rheinisch-Bergischer destrict, in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. The toun is kent for its sub-commonties (somewha equivalent tae the American concept o neebourheids) an the toun centre wi its mercatplace an kirks.

Economy
The twa lairgest employers in Burscheid are Federal Mogul GmbH (umwhile kent as Goetze AG) an Johnson Controls.

Govrenment
Hans Dieter Kahrl (CDU) wis first electit as Bürgermeister (mayor) in 1999. He wis reelectit in a general election on 26 September 2004 wi 51.6 % o the vote.

The current ceety cooncil wis electit wi the follaein brakdoun o poleetical affiliations (again, as o 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 %)

Transportation
Burscheid is on the A1 Autobahn, an federal heich-gate (Bundesstraße) 51 travels throu the toun. The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg an Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr baith operate bus lines that stap in Burscheid.

Neebourin commonties
Burscheid is athin 15 kilometers o baith Solingen an Leverkusen.

Sub-commonties
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 seicont lairgest an maist significant sub-commonty, next tae the main toun center (Burscheid itsel). Hilgen is on the toun's mairch wi Wermelskirchen an haes mony o its awn shops an restaurants. Maist sub-commonties in Burscheid are easily reachable bi fuit or bicycle.

Services
Burscheid haes its awn public schuils, soummin puil, polis force, an volunteer fire depairtment.

Tourist steids
 Haus Landscheid is a umwhile estate that belangit tae the knicht Heinrich von Nesselrode in 1731. It wis the steid o a restaurant frae 1983 tae 1998, but haes been abandoned syne 1998. Nae new uises o the property hae been planned or hae come forrit.
 The Lambertsmühle (Lamberts Mill) is in the Wiehbach valley in the soothwast o the toun, an haes been a museum syne 1994. The mill's main exhibit is entitled "The Path frae Grain tae Bread."
 The Paffenlöher Steffi (in the neebourin commonty o Paffenlöh) is a local dance club.

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