Schwanheide

Municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

53°25′N 10°40′E / 53.417°N 10.667°E / 53.417; 10.667CountryGermanyStateMecklenburg-VorpommernDistrictLudwigslust-Parchim Municipal assoc.Boizenburg-Land Subdivisions3Government • MayorGerd AltenburgArea • Total26.51 km² (10.24 sq mi)Elevation17 m (56 ft)Population • Total723 • Density27/km² (71/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes038842, 038847Vehicle registrationLWLWebsitewww.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).

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