Schwarmstedt
Encyclopedia
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
Schwarmstedt is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schwarmstedt
.
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).
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.
(Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania) and Miekinia
in the polish
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
.
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.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Heidekreis in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Aller
Aller
The Aller is a river, long, in the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony in Germany. It is a right-hand, and hence eastern, tributary of the River Weser and is also its largest tributary. Its last form the Lower Aller federal waterway...
and Leine
Leine
The Leine is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Aller river and 281 km in length.The river's source is located close to the town of Leinefelde in Thuringia...
, approx. 20 km south of Bad Fallingbostel
Bad Fallingbostel
Bad Fallingbostel is the district town of the Heidekreis district in the German state of Lower Saxony. Since 1976 the town has had a state-recognised Kneipp spa and has held the title of Bad since 5 August 2002. It has close ties to Walsrode, a few miles to the west...
, and 30 km east of Nienburg
Nienburg, Lower Saxony
Nienburg is a town and capital of the district Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-Geography:Situated on the scenic German Framework Road, Nienburg lies on the river Weser, approximately southeast of Bremen, and northwest of Hanover...
. Further districts of the municipality are
- BothmerBothmerBothmer is a German surname, those who bear this name include:* Dietrich von Bothmer , German-born art historian* Felix Graf von Bothmer , a German General of the First World War...
- GrindauGrindauThe Grindau is an 11 kilometre long right-hand tributary of the River Leine in Lower Saxony .- Course :The Grindau rises in the Viehbruch near Wedemark-Plumhof and flows initially westwards via Lindwedel, Adolfsglück, Hope, Esperke to the village of Grindau, where it discharges into the Leine....
Schwarmstedt is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schwarmstedt
Schwarmstedt (Samtgemeinde)
Schwarmstedt is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Schwarmstedt.The Samtgemeinde Schwarmstedt consists of the following municipalities:# Buchholz# Essel...
.
Transportation
The Bundesstraße 214Bundesstraße 214
The Bundesstraße 214 is a federal road that runs from Lingen to Brunswick in North Germany.- Route :The B 214 begins on the Lingen Heights, the highest elevation in the Emsland, where it branches off the B 70 and B 213, and runs eastwards in the north of Osnabrück district, where it crosses the...
leads through Schwarmstedt, connecting the cities of Nienburg/Weser and Celle
Celle
Celle is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the River Aller, a tributary of the Weser and has a population of about 71,000...
. Schwarmstedt is nearby the A 7 and has a train station for the line section Soltau
Soltau
- Middle Ages :The region of the Lüneburg Heath had already been settled by the start of the New Stone Age about 4,000 years ago. The Soltau area was initially occupied by a few individual farms. The parish of Soltau was probably founded around 830 and the first wooden church Sante Johannis...
- Hannover (Heidebahn).
History
The area around the church of Schwarmstedt (ecclesia swarmstede) have beendonated by the Edelherr Mirabilis to the Bishopric of Minden
Bishopric of Minden
The Bishopric of Minden was a Roman Catholic diocese and a state, Prince-bishopric of Minden , of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Minden which is in modern day Germany.-History:...
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.
Municipal council
data as of 07/10/2007- SPDSocial Democratic Party of GermanyThe Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
- 9 seats - CDUChristian Democratic Union (Germany)The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
- 7 seats - FDPFree Democratic Party (Germany)The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...
- 1 seat
Town twinnings
Schwarmstedt is twinned to KröpelinKröpelin
Kröpelin is a town in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 9 km southwest of Bad Doberan, and 23 km west of Rostock.-External links:*...
(Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania) and Miekinia
Miekinia
Miękinia may refer to the following places in Poland:*Miękinia, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Miękinia, Lesser Poland Voivodeship...
in the polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
.
Famous persons
The macroeconomistMacroeconomics
Macroeconomics is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of the whole economy. This includes a national, regional, or global economy...
Wilhelm Röpke
Wilhelm Röpke
Wilhelm Röpke was Professor of Economics, first in Jena, then in Graz, Marburg, Istanbul and finally in Geneva, and the main spiritual father of the German social market economy, theorising and collaborating to organise the post-World War II economic re-awakening of the then destroyed German...
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.