Schwanewede

Schwanewede
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Schwanewede within Osterholz district
Schwanewede Schwanewede
Coordinates: 53°14′N 08°36′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Osterholz
Subdivisions	12 districts
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Christina Jantz-Herrmann (SPD)
Area
• Total	132.2 km2 (51.0 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	20,661
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	28790
Dialling codes	04209
Vehicle registration	OHZ
Website	www.schwanewede.de

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.