Schwaförden
Encyclopedia
Schwaförden is a municipality in the district of Diepholz
, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It is situated approx. 40 km south of Bremen
.
Schwaförden is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schwaförden
.
Diepholz (district)
Diepholz is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Verden, Nienburg, Minden-Lübbecke , Osnabrück, Vechta and Oldenburg, and by the cities of Delmenhorst and Bremen. The biggest city is Stuhr.- History :From the 12th century to 1585 Diepholz was a county within the...
, 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 approx. 40 km south of Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
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Schwaförden is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Schwaförden
Schwaförden (Samtgemeinde)
Schwaförden is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in Schwaförden.The Samtgemeinde Schwaförden consists of the following municipalities:# Affinghausen# Ehrenburg...
.