Burbach () is a municipality in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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
The community of Burbach consists of the following subdivisions: Burbach, Gilsbach, Holzhausen, Lippe, Lützeln, Niederdresselndorf, Oberdresselndorf, Wahlbach, Würgendorf.
Population
Politics
Municipal council The council's 32 seats are apportioned thus, in accordance with municipal elections held on 14 September 2025: CDU 16 seats SPD 7 seats Greens 3 seats FDP 1 seat Independent Voters' Association of Burbach 5 seats
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
References
External links
Burbach in the Kulturatlas Westfalen Catholic parish Protestantic parish