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Schwanewede
Lower Saxony, Germany · Europe
About Schwanewede
Schwanewede sits on the route: 10 minutes from Neuenkirchen.
Schwanewede is in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Neuenkirchen, about 4 km away.
Schwanewede (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvaːnəveːdə]) 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 wasRead more
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.
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Where is Schwanewede?
Schwanewede is in Lower Saxony, Germany, about 4 km from Neuenkirchen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,015
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 53.2240, 8.5897
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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