Schwanheide

Schwanheide is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Schwanheide
Coat of arms
Location of Schwanheide within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Schwanheide
Schwanheide
Coordinates: 53°25′N 10°40′E
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictLudwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.Boizenburg-Land
Subdivisions3
Government
 • MayorGerd Altenburg
Area
 • Total26.51 km2 (10.24 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total732
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19258
Dialling codes038842, 038847
Vehicle registrationLWL
Websitewww.amtboizenburgland.de

History

Between 1945 and 1990 Schwanheide station served as East German inner German border crossing for rail transport. The crossing was open for trains travelling between the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany (till 1949, thereafter the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin and the British zone of occupation (till 1949) and thereafter the West German Federal Republic of Germany. The traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations, that between West Germany and West Berlin followed the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972).

References
  1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2019". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2020.
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