Schwarmstedt

Schwarmstedt
Coat of arms
Schwarmstedt
Location of Schwarmstedt within Heidekreis district
Coordinates: 52°40′N 9°37′E / 52.667°N 9.617°E / 52.667; 9.617Coordinates: 52°40′N 9°37′E / 52.667°N 9.617°E / 52.667; 9.617
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Government
• Mayor	Claudia Schiesgeries
Area
• Total	29.92 km2 (11.55 sq mi)
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	5,489
• Density	180/km2 (480/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

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

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).

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.

data as of 22/01/2012

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