Burbach, North Rhine-Westphalia
Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Burbach (German pronunciation: [ˈbuːɐ̯bax]) is a municipality in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Burbach | |
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Burbach seen from the northwest | |
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 Location of Burbach
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| Coordinates: 50°44′40″N 8°05′10″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Siegen-Wittgenstein |
| Subdivisions | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–30) | Jonas Becker[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.72 km2 (30.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 14,293 |
| • Density | 179.3/km2 (464.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 57299 |
| Dialling codes | 02736 |
| Vehicle registration | SI |
| Website | www.burbach-siegerland.de |
Geography
Burbach is located in Siegen-Wittgenstein district on the river Heller, about 15 km south of Siegen. Burbach also is a community in the southern part of the state Northrhine Westphalia.
Constituent divisions
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The community of Burbach consists of the following subdivisions: Burbach, Gilsbach, Holzhausen, Lippe, Lützeln, Niederdresselndorf, Oberdresselndorf, Wahlbach, Würgendorf.
Population
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Politics
Municipal council
The council's 32 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 14 September 2025:
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.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
Burbach has five stations along the Betzdorf–Haiger railway, in the districts Wahlbach, Burbach, Würgendorf, Holzhausen and Niederdresselnbach, they are served by the local train line number RB96 of Hessische Landesbahn, section DreiLänderBahn. Burbach is located in the fare association Westfalen-Tarif, in the zones number 82002, 82003 and 82004. Also local bus lines connect Burbach to the public 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.
In the southern municipal area lies the Siegerland Airport.
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
- WaldrichSiegen
- IPG Photonics
Notable people
Notable people associated with the town include:
- Christian Dünnes (* 1984), German former volleyball player
- Cem Islamoglu (* 1980), Turkish-German football player
- Wilhelm Killing (1847–1923), mathematician
- Volkmar Klein (* 1960), German politician
- Dirk Müller (* 1975), racing driver
- Hermann Schmidt (1917–1983), German politician
- Markus Waldrich, German football player
