Schwedt

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Schwedt/Oder


Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Uckermark
Population	37,719 source (2005)
Area	200.11 km²
Population density	188 /km²
Elevation	6 m
Coordinates	53°03′ N 14°16′ E
Postal code	16303
Area code	03332
Licence plate code	UM
Mayor	Jürgen Polzehl
Website	www.schwedt.de

Schwedt (or Schwedt/Oder) is a city in Brandenburg, Germany. It is the largest city of the district Uckermark near the Oder river at the border to Poland. Schwedt is an industrial city at the edge of the Lower Oder Valley. The Lower Oder Valley is a National park at the Polish border. Schwedt has one of the largest oil refineries (PCK Raffinerie GmbH) of Germany and is the largest location of paper industry in Germany.

1 Local parts
2 History
- 2.1 Population History
3 Notable people born in Schwedt
4 External links

[edit] Local parts

Blumenhagen, Kunow, Criewen, Heinersdorf, Hohenfelde, Kummerow, Gatow, Stendell, former city Vierraden, Zützen

[edit] History

[edit] Population History

Year	Population
1830	5.297
December 1, 1875	9.592
December 1, 1880	9.899
December 1, 1890	9.801
December 1, 1910	9.482
June 16, 1933	9.176
May 17, 1939	10.636
October 29, 1946	5.961

Year	Population
August 31, 1950	6.506
December 31, 1964	19.108
January 1, 1971	34.292
December 31, 1981	52.291
December 31, 1990	49.443
December 31, 1995	45.931
December 31, 2000	40.634
December 31, 2004	37.940