Schwanewede

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Schwanewede
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Osterholz
Municipal subdivisions	12 districts
Mayor	Harald Stehnken (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	132.2 km² (51 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m  (49 ft)
Population	19,951  (31/12/2006)
- Density	151 /km² (391 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OHZ
Postal code	28790
Area code	04209
Website	www.schwanewede.de Coordinates: 53°14′00″N 08°36′00″E / 53.233333, 8.6

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

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