Schwanewede Explained

Type:Gemeinde
Schwanewede
Image Coa:DEU Schwanewede COA.svg
Coordinates:53.2333°N 44°W
Image Plan:Schwanewede in OHZ.svg
State:Lower Saxony
District:Osterholz
Elevation:15
Area:132.2
Postal Code:28790
Area Code:04209
Licence:OHZ
Gemeindeschlüssel:03 3 56 009
Divisions:12 districts
Website:www.schwanewede.de
Mayor:Christina Jantz-Herrmann[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 25
Party:SPD

Schwanewede is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km west of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, and 22 km northwest of Bremen.

It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648, the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which Sweden first ruled over in a personal union. In 1715, the Hanoverian Crown started to rule over Schwanwede until 1823, in which the Duchy was abolished, leading all of its territory to become part of the Stade Region.

Schwanewede consists of 12 smaller villages which form the municipality of Schwanewede, namely Beckedorf, Löhnhorst, Meyenburg, Aschwarden, Neuenkirchen, Brundorf, Eggestedt, Harriersand, Hinnebeck, Leuchtenburg and Rade.

The Farge concentration camp is located in Schwanewede-Neuenkirchen.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen. April 2021. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.