Schwarmstedt

Schwarmstedt
Coat of arms
Schwarmstedt
Location of Schwarmstedt within Heidekreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Government
• Mayor	Claudia Schiesgeries
Area
• Total	29.92 km2 (11.55 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	5,353
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	29690
Dialling codes	05071
Vehicle registration	HK
Website	schwarmstedt.de

Schwarmstedt is a municipality in the Heidekreis in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Aller and Leine, approx. 20 km south of Bad Fallingbostel, and 30 km east of Nienburg. Further districts of the municipality are

• Bothmer
• Grindau

Schwarmstedt is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schwarmstedt.

Transportation

The Bundesstraße 214 leads through Schwarmstedt, connecting the cities of Nienburg/Weser and Celle. Schwarmstedt is nearby the A 7 and has a train station for the line section Soltau - Hannover (Heidebahn).

History

The area around the church of Schwarmstedt (ecclesia swarmstede) have been donated by the Edelherr Mirabilis to the Bishopric of Minden around 1150AD. The old church of Schwarmstedt was replaced around 1500AD by a new church (St. Laurentius Church), which stands to this day. It is presumed that the land changed ownership at the end of the 14th century and was then owned by the duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg.

Politics

Municipal council

data as of 22/01/2012

• SPD - 12 seats
• CDU - 5 seats

Town twinnings

Schwarmstedt is twinned to Kröpelin (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) and Miekinia in the polish Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

Famous persons

The macroeconomist Wilhelm Röpke was born in Schwarmstedt on 10 October 1899. He worked as a scientist and political advisor in post-war Germany and had a relevant influence on its development at that time. The local school was named after him in his honor.