Why visit Burgdorf
Townapedia lists 46 museums and landmarks, 26 parks and trails, 137 places to eat, 14 places to stay and 10 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Neue Schauburg, Das Andere Kino e.V., KulturWerkStadt and Museumsstellwerk Lpf.
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About Burgdorf
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.
From the Wikipedia article Burgdorf, Hanover (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do10
Gärtnerei Rothenfeld
Farm and orchard · 7.6 km
8 Rothenfeld, Isernhagen
Tu, Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Meller's Bioland-Hof
Farm and orchard · 7.2 km
7 Grüne Allee, Burgdorf
Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-12:00
Feldmann's Bauernladen
Farm and orchard · 7.3 km
9 Alte Bahnhofstraße, Uetze
Museums and landmarks46
Steinkreuze
Monument and historic site · 7.3 km
Nördlich in der Außenwand der am Chor angebauten Sakristei
Hannoverischer Meilenstein
Monument and historic site · 7.1 km
Hannoverischer Ganzmeilenstein, Steller Straße vor der Feuerwehr in Isernhagen OT Kirchhorst
34 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds26
Waldbad
Sports field and stadium · 8.7 km
"Mo 14.00 bis 19.00, Di bis Fr 6.00 bis 9.30 Uhr und 14.00 bis...
14 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes137
Landgasthaus Voltmer
Restaurant · German · 7.2 km
12 Grüne Allee, Burgdorf
Mo,Tu,Fr,Sa 17:00+; Su,PH 11:30-14:00,17:00+; We,Tu off
Balkenholl
Cafe · Bakery · 8.5 km
10 Ahltener Straße, Lehrte
Mo-Fr 06:30-18:00; Sa 06:30-14:00; Su 07:30-12:00
Muca Backmanufaktur
Bakery · 8.1 km
37 Ramlinger Straße, Burgdorf
Mo-Fr 06:00-13:00; Sa 07:00-12:00; Su 07:00-11:00
Seeterrassen
Restaurant · German · 6.6 km
90 Steinstraße, Lehrte
We-Sa 12:00-21:00; Mo,Tu off; Su 10:00-18:00
Glashaus Burgdorf
Restaurant
29 Kleiner Brückendamm, Burgdorf
Mo-Th 11:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-00:00; Su 11:00-21:00
Muca Backmanufaktur
Bakery · 4.3 km
12 Dorfstraße, Lehrte
Mo 06:00-13:00; Tu-Fr 00:00-17:00; Sa 07:00-13:00; Su 07:00-11:00
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History
Burgdorf was first mentioned in 1279. It was part of the Diocese of Hildesheim. The town was surrounded by a number of settlements that were lost during the middle ages. The names of the settlements were Eseringen (now part of Südstadt), Garvesse (between Burgdorf, Steinwedel and Immensen), Hetelingen (now in the woods of Burgdorfer Holz), Rälingsen (south of Hängisen) and Oensingen. After the Lesser Hildesheim Diocesan Feud (1420 to 1422), the place was given to the Dukes of Celle. Their territories later became part of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and then the administrative region of Lüneburg. In 1433, the mansion of Burgdorf was rebuilt and fortified with a wall, three gates and two moats. Burgdorf was merely a village back then.
From the sixteenth century on, Burgdorf held the town seal and coat of arms with a lion resting between two oak trees. The colors and flag of the town, green and yellow, are derived from this coat of arms.
In the Thirty Years' War, there was a battle close to Dachtmissen. In 1637, citizens of Burgdorf rioted against the tributes imposed upon them. Fires destroyed large parts of the town in 1658 and 1809, but it was rebuilt each time. Brandende ("Fire's end") square in the old town still reminds of the place where the flames were finally subdued.
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In 1811, a new synagogue was built for the Jewish community in the town. They were forced to sell the building to the town in 1939. Hitlerjugend occupyed the building from 1941 on. It was used as a public library from 1944 to 1959. A businessman bought the building in 2007 and rented it to the town. Since 2008, it is used as a museum and cultural center.
Burgdorf became seat of the eponymous District in 1885. Despite resistance of the local population, it was merged with the Neustadt am Rübenberge, Springe and the old Hanover Districts to the new Hanover (district) in 1974. Thus Burgdorf moved from the administrative region of Lüneburg to that of Hanover. It was dissolved in the end of the year 2004 along with all other Lower Saxon administrative regions. The city and district of Hanover merged on November 1., 2001 to form Hanover Region.
From the History section of Burgdorf, Hanover on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Burgdorf lies between the city of Hanover and the towns Celle and Peine. It shares borders with Uetze, Lehrte, Isernhagen, Burgwedel and the Celle district. The river Aue flows through the town. The landscape
Arts and culture
The most successful club from the town is TSV Hannover-Burgdorf, competing in the German Handball-Bundesliga ever since 2009.
Historically, Burgdorf was part of the Eastphalian Low German language area. Standard German replaced Low German in the urban areas around Hanover from the 19th century on and nowadays the whole area is said to be speaking the purest form of Standard German. There are, however, a few peculiarities in the colloquial language, which can partially be explained by a Low German substratum.
/l/ is often vocalized in the syllable coda, so that "mal" sounds like "ma" and "solche" like "Seuche". Short /ɪ/ merges with short /ʏ/ and lenition of intervocalic consonants is frequent, so that standard "bitte" sounds like "büdde" [ˈbʏ.də]. People from the area often say "ebent" instead of "eben". Adverbial tmesis is also frequent ("Da kann ich nichts für" instead of "Dafür kann ich nichts").
From the Wikipedia article Burgdorf, Hanover, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Burgdorf
Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand WackenroderGerman chemist (1798–1854)Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Heinrich BrelingGerman painter (1849-1914)Photo: Heinrich Breling, Public domain
Carl von BrandisGerman Cavalry officer, landdrost and founder of Johannesburg in South Africa (1827–1903)Photo: unknown painter, Public domain- Wilhelm SchönmannGerman chess player
- Friedrich WarneckeGerman general and Knight's Cross recipient (1898-1968)
Born in Burgdorf, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay14
Churches and places of worship30
Shopping38
Gas and EV charging21
Schools, colleges and libraries24
Albert-Schweitzer-Schule (Grundschule + Unterstufe des Gymnasiums)
School · 7.8 km
3 Schlesische Straße, Lehrte
Healthcare16
Apotheke im Gesundheitszentrum
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.2 km
1 Norderneystraße, Burgdorf
KRH-Regionales Gesundheitszentrum/Standort Lehrte
Clinic and pharmacy · 7.5 km
22 Manskestraße, Lehrte
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hannover Airport (HAJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 km away.
- Hänigsen 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Lehrte 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Arpke 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Isernhagen Farster Bauerschaft 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Uetze 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Lahe 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Bothfeld 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Sehnde 15 km south, about 15 min by car
- Wathlingen 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Isernhagen-Süd 14 km west, about 14 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Burgdorf Marktstrasse West, Rabanus Flavus, Public domain
- Luther-Nagel Burgdorf 2, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Luther-Nagel Burgdorf 3, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Luther-Nagel Burgdorf 4, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Luther-Nagel Burgdorf 1, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Marktstraße 60, 1, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marktstraße 59, 1, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marktstraße 61, 1, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spittaplatz 2 + 1, 1, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spittaplatz 1, 2, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Pankratius-Kirche, 1, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burgdorfer Sparkasse, Puusterke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marktstraße 62, 1, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marktstraße 9, 1, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spitta-Statue in Burgdorf, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Burgdorfer Kirchengemeinde und Spittasaal 02, Puusterke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burgdorfer Superintendentur 02, Puusterke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gedenktafel Wilhelm Prinzhorn, 1, Spittaplatz 1-2, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burgdorfer Superintendentur 01, Puusterke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spittaplatz 3 Burgdorf (Region Hannover) IMG 8982, Losch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carl Johann Philipp Spitta - Denkmal in Burgdorf (Region Hannover) IMG 8981, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Pankratius-Kirche in Burgdorf (Region Hannover) IMG 8975, Losch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Pankratius-Kirche in Burgdorf (Region Hannover) IMG 8980, Losch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Pankratius-Kirche in Burgdorf (Region Hannover) IMG 8977, Losch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spittaplatz 1-2 Burgdorf (Region Hannover) IMG 8984, Losch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Pankratius-Kirche in Burgdorf (Region Hannover) IMG 8978, Losch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St. Pankratius-Kirche in Burgdorf (Region Hannover) IMG 8976, Losch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carl Johann Philipp Spitta - Denkmal in Burgdorf (Region Hannover) IMG 8983, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Burgdorfer Kirchengemeinde und Spittasaal 01, Puusterke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gedenktafel am Spittaplatz in Burgdorf, Puusterke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marktstraße 63, 1, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spittaplatz 2, 2, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1902 Wilhelm Leissring Gedenktafel Wilhelm Prinzhorn Spittaplatz 1 und 2 in Burgdorf, 02, Bernd Schwabe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1902 Wilhelm Leissring Gedenktafel Wilhelm Prinzhorn Spittaplatz 1 und 2 in Burgdorf, 01, Bernd Schwabe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1902 Wilhelm Leissring Gedenktafel Wilhelm Prinzhorn Spittaplatz 1 und 2 in Burgdorf, 03, Bernd Schwabe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marktstraße 8, 1, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Denkmal für die Burgdorfer Gefallenen 01, Puusterke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spittaplatz 3, 4, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marktstraße 58, 1, Burgdorf, Region Hannover, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ulrichs-Gedenktafel (Burgdorf), James Steakley, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FFH-Gebiet "Altwarmbüchener Moor" (3525-331) 03, Puusterke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heessel Rekonstruktion, AxelHH, Public domain
- Lehrter Museumsstellwerk LPF, Hover dam, CC BY 3.0
- Hetelingen Wall, AxelHH, CC BY 3.0
- Naturschutzgebiet In den sieben Bergteilen (NSG-HA102), Puusterke, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NSG Himmelreich, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- St.-Bernward-Kirche Lehrte, Hydro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Burgdorf Kirche Nikolaus Abend, Kirchenfan, CC0
- Burgdorf St Pankratius Sued, Andreasdz ; shifted by Rabanus Flavus, GFDL
- Burgdorfer Synagoge, Puusterke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St.Antoniuskirche Immensen IMG 3376, losch, Attribution
- St. Petri-Kirche von 1274 in Hänigsen (Uetze) IMG 8135, Losch at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche Steinwedel (6), Hydro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kapelle Otze (Burgdorf) IMG 9827, losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nikolauskirche Lehrte (1), Hydro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Engensen St.Marcus Kapelle IMG 8749, losch, Attribution
- St.Pauluskirche in Burgdorf IMG 1268, Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kriegerdenkmal Hänigsen 1, Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0
- Ahltener Wald - Grenzstein Nr 19 2020-11-27 09.18, Hover dam, CC BY 3.0
- Ahltener Wald - Grenzstein 2018-04-22 12.38.27, Hover dam, CC BY 3.0
- Kirchhorst Hannoverischer Ganzmeilenstein-01, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Neue Schauburg - panoramio, j.e.c, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirchhorst Steinkreuze I, Radler59, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Jaschu31311, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Langfahrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Hightower-, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, peewee32, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hotteliene, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, Hightower-, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, skjall, CC BY-SA 4.0
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