Burbach
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- For the French commune, see Burbach, Haut-Rhin.
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Administrative region | Arnsberg |
| District | Siegen-Wittgenstein |
| Population | 14,947 (31/12/2004) |
| Area | 79.66 km² |
| Population density | 189 /km² |
| Elevation | 432 m |
| Coordinates | 50°45′ N 8°5′ E |
| Postal code | 57299 |
| Area code | 02736 |
| Licence plate code | SI |
| Mayor | Christoph Ewers |
| Website | Gemeinde Burbach |
Burbach is a community in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in Siegen-Wittgenstein district.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Burbach is located in Siegen-Wittgenstein district on the river Heller, about 15 km south of Siegen.
[edit] Constituent communities
The community of Burbach consists of the following centres: Burbach, Gilsbach, Holzhausen, Lippe, Lützeln, Niederdresselndorf, Oberdresselndorf, Wahlbach, Würgendorf.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Municipal council
The council's 32 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 26 September 2004:
[edit] 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]
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] 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.
[edit] Established businesses
Well known businesses in Burbach are:
- Expert Klein
- Foto-Drogerie-Kosmetik Bräuer
- Georgi Transporte
- Hering Bau (tracklaying)
- Heusel Kälte- und Klimatechnik
- SOPREMA-KLEWA Dachbaustoffe
- MHP Mannesmann Präzisrohr
- Orica, Werk Würgendorf (formerly Dynamit Nobel AG)
- razorcom it service
- Rittal
- Waldrich Siegen
[edit] Personalities
[edit] Sons and daughters of the town
- Cem Islamoglu, Turkish-German football player
- Markus Waldrich, German football player
- Wilhelm Killing, mathematician
- Hermann Schmidt, German politician
[edit] Reference
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
Bad Berleburg | Bad Laasphe | Burbach | Erndtebrück | Freudenberg | Hilchenbach | Kreuztal | Netphen | Neunkirchen | Siegen | Wilnsdorf |
