Castle / Höhscheid

Solingen district of Burg / Höhscheid
Geographic location :	51 ° 9 ′  N , 7 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′  N , 7 ° 4 ′  E
Area :	34.85 km²
Residents :	34,603 (December 31, 2015)
District Mayor:	Axel Birkenbeul ( SPD )
Deputy District Mayor:	Paul Westeppe ( CDU )
Website :	www.ratsportal.solingen.de

The Burg / Höhscheid district is the largest of the five Solingen districts in terms of area. It essentially comprises the two southeastern districts of Burg and Höhscheid of the Bergisch city ​​of Solingen.

Well-known personalities from Burg / Höhscheid include:

• Tilde Klose , for whom a stumbling block has also been laid.
• Bettina Heinen-Ayech (* 1937), painter and publicist
• Hanns Heinen (1895–1961), poet and journalist.
• Erwin Bowien (1899–1972), author and painter.

politics

Allocation of seats in the district council Burg / Höhscheid 2019         A total of 15 seats Left : 1 SPD : 4 Greens : 2 BfS : 1 CDU : 5th FDP : 1 AfD : 1 District election 2014 in percent  % 40 30th 20th 10 0 36.03% 27.90% 10.81% 5.25% 4.93% 4.48% 4.43% 6.17% CDU SPD Green FDP left BfS AfD Otherwise. Gains and losses compared to 2009  % p    8th    6th    4th    2    0   -2   -4   -6   -8th -0.08  % p + 7.24  % p -2.80  % p -7.12  % p + 0.25  % p -6.54  % p + 4.43  % p + 4.61  % p CDU SPD Green FDP left BfS AfD Otherwise.

Web links

• ratsportal.solingen.de Further information on the city district