Burscheid

Burscheid
Flag of Burscheid
Coat of arms of Burscheid
Location of Burscheid within Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district
Rheinisch-Bergischer KreisRhein-Sieg-KreisNorth Rhine-WestphaliaCologneLeverkusenMettmann (district)SolingenRemscheidOberbergischer KreisOverathRösrathBergisch GladbachKürtenOdenthalWermelskirchenBurscheidLeichlingen
Burscheid is located in Germany
Burscheid
Burscheid
Burscheid is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Burscheid
Burscheid
Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 07°07′00″E / 51.10000°N 7.11667°E / 51.10000; 7.11667
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Subdivisions89
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Stefan Caplan[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total27.38 km2 (10.57 sq mi)
Highest elevation
251 m (823 ft)
Lowest elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total19,005
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
51399
Dialling codes02174
Vehicle registrationGL
Websitewww.burscheid.de

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.

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.