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Burgdorf
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Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Lower Saxony
- District
- Hanover
- Mayor 2019 24
- Armin Pollehn ( CDU )
- Total
- 112.56 km (43.46 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 56 m (184 ft)
- Density
- 275.86/km (714.48/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 05136, 05085
- Vehicle registration
- H
- Website
- www.burgdorf.de
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Hannover Region
- Population
- 31302
- Area
- 112.56
- Elevation
- 55
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Adelheidsdorf
- Official website
- www.burgdorf.de
- Image
- Burgdorf Marktstrasse West.jpg
- Dialing code
- 05136
- Licence plate code
- H
Show 5 more facts
- twinned administrative body
- Ząbkowice Śląskie
- Commons category
- Burgdorf (Hannover)
- postal code
- 31303
- native label
- Burgdorf
- different from
- Burgdorf
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Encyclopedic overview
Burgdorf ( German pronunciation: [ˈbʊʁkˌdɔʁf] ; Low German: Bortörp) is a town in the Hanover Region, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 22 km northeast of Hanover. Until 1974, Burgdorf was the capital of the Burgdorf district. The town and its surrounding areas are known for the tradition of growing white Asparagus and for breeding Hanoverian horses. Burgdorf hosts a monthly horse market from April to September every year.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burgdorf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.