Schwanheide

Schwanheide
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Schwanheide within Ludwigslust-Parchim district
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Coordinates: 53°25′N 10°40′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Municipal assoc.	Boizenburg-Land
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor	Gerd Altenburg
Area
• Total	26.51 km2 (10.24 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	723
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	19258
Dialling codes	038842, 038847
Vehicle registration	LWL
Website	www.amtboizenburgland.de

Schwanheide is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

History

Between 1945 and 1990 Schwanheide station served as East German inner German border crossing for rail transport. The crossing was open for trains travelling between the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany (till 1949, thereafter the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin and the British zone of occupation (till 1949) and thereafter the West German Federal Republic of Germany. The traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations, that between West Germany and West Berlin followed the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972).