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| Schwedt / Oder | ||
| federal state | Brandenburg | |
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| Residents | 29.920 (2019) | |
| height | 6 m | |
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Schwedt, officially Schwedt / Oder, is a city in the Uckermark, right on the border with Poland.
background
Parallel to Or A canal that was built in the 1920s, the Hohensaaten-Friedrichsthaler Wasserstraße, runs through Schwedt, between the two there is a natural meadow landscape, which is criss-crossed by numerous moats. This is part of the Lower Oder Valley National Park protected. Schwedt is therefore also called "National Park City".
Schwedt was first mentioned in a document in 1265. In the 16th century, the city, which was an important crossroads between Stettin, Prenzlau, Berlin and Frankfurt (Oder), experienced its first heyday. However, it was badly damaged in the Thirty Years' War. At the end of the 17th century, the city was under Dorothea, the wife of the Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg. She had the castle rebuilt and promoted economic development. So she recruited a Dutch specialist and French Huguenots to begin tobacco to grow. The Uckermark became the largest tobacco growing area in Germany. Tobacco production in Schwedt was only stopped after the fall of the 1989/90 reunification. A museum in a former tobacco barn in the Vierraden district is a reminder of this tradition. From 1689 to 1788 Schwedt was under its own dynasty of the Margraves of Brandenburg-Schwedt, a branch of the Hohenzollern family. The last Margrave of Schwedt, Friedrich Heinrich (r. 1771–1788) made Schwedt a city of culture. In the orangery of the castle he judged one of the first theatre Germany.
Schwedt played an important economic role during the GDR era. This is where the “Friendship” oil pipeline, which petroleum transported directly from the Soviet Union, ended. Therefore were petrochemical industries settled; the refineries of the Petrochemical Combine (PCK) produced a large part of the fuels used in the GDR. The population grew rapidly, and several residential areas for the workers were built using prefabricated panels. The ruins of the castle, which was destroyed in World War II, were blown up in favor of a cultural center (today the Uckermärkische Bühnen). Schwedt was also the location of the only one Military prison the GDR, in which "rebellious" conscientious objectors and conscientious objectors were locked up who had to do forced labor in the refinery combine. Even the word "Schwedt" and the postal code 133 (0) caused fear among some GDR citizens who were obliged to serve.
After the turnaround and reunification, Schwedt was particularly affected by structural change. Thousands of jobs were lost. The population fell by 40 percent. Instead of over 50,000, Schwedt now has a good 30,000 inhabitants.
getting there
By plane
The closest airports are the Szczecin-Goleniów Airport
(IATA: SZZ), 90 km northeast) and the Berlin Brandenburg Airport(IATA: BER) (about 140 km southeast, 2:10 hours by train).
By train
The next long-distance traffic stop is Angermünde. From there trains (RB or RE) run every hour to Schwedt. From Berlin the RE 3 runs every two hours in 1:25 hours directly to Schwedt (otherwise with a change in Angermünde, which does not take longer thanks to coordinated intervals).
By bus
In the street
The federal highways 2 (Berlin – Stettin) and 166 (Prenzlau – Polish border) run through Schwedt. Coming from Berlin you can take the A 11 motorway to the junction Joachimsthal, from the direction of Rostock / Stralsund / Neubrandenburg take the A 20 to Cross Uckermark to take.
From Poland you can enter via a road border crossing on the B 166 / Polish national road 26 from Krajnik Dolny.
By boat
mobility
The Uckermärkische Verkehrsgesellschaft (UVG) operates seven city bus routes and 10 regional bus routes from / to Schwedt.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- St. Catharines, Paul-Meyer-Strasse 35. Evangelical town church, originally a stone church from the 13th century, rebuilt in the 17th century, expanded and expanded after the fire in 1887.
- 1 St. Mary of the Assumption, Louis Harlan Street. Catholic parish church, neo-Gothic (1895–98).
- Berlischky Pavilion, Lindenallee 28. Former French Reformed church, which was built 1776–79 for the Huguenots who settled here; today concert hall.
Buildings
- former Monplaisir hunting lodge, Monplaisir 3.
- 2 Schwedt water tower, Heinersdorfer Damm 1. from 1911, today part of a hotel and restaurant.
- Ermelerspeicher, Lindenallee 36. Former tobacco store from the early 19th century, now a library. and other former tobacco stores
- former Town mill, Vierradener Strasse 44. neo-Gothic brick building with half-timbered elements (end of the 19th century), formerly used as a town mill, rice starch and soap factory.
Museums
- city Museum, Jüdenstrasse 17.
- Tobacco museum, Breite Straße 14, OT Vierraden.
Parks
- 3 city Park
- Palace garden / European Huguenot Park, with sundial and copies of seven baroque sculptures
- Heinrichslust Park, Berliner Strasse
various
- 4 Jewish Cemetery. Helbigstrasse 16a.
activities
- Uckermärkische Bühnen Schwedt. There is a long theater tradition in Schwedt that goes back to around 1800.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- Andersen Hotel, Gartenstrasse 9. Tel.: 49 3332 29110, Email: [email protected]. Medium-sized three-star hotel (32 rooms) in the old town.Price: double room from € 58.
Learn
Work
security
health
Practical advice
trips
- Chojna (formerly Königsberg i.d. Neumark), small town worth seeing with various, carefully rebuilt historical buildings (remains of the city wall with imposing city gates, Gothic Augustinian monastery, Gothic St. Mary's Church, brick Gothic old town hall), 17 km southeast
- Widuchowa (Fiddichow), historical small town with half-timbered houses, medieval stone church, Art Nouveau palace, 18 km northeast
- Gartz (Oder), medieval cultural monuments: city wall with towers, brick Gothic city gate, partially destroyed brick Gothic city church, restored hospital church, 20 km north (just under 40 minutes by bus 469)
- Angermünde, 22 km southeast (22 minutes by train)
- Greiffenberg castle ruins near Angermünde, 28 km west
- Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve, begins about 25 km west of Schwedt, with the nature reserve Grumsiner Forst, whose primeval beech forests are a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Gryfino (Greifenhagen), 33 km north
- monastery Chorin, important medieval Cistercian abbey, 37 km southwest
- Prenzlau, 45 km northwest (55 minutes by train)
literature
Web links
- http://www.schwedt.eu - Official website of Schwedt / Oder
