Schwedt/Oder
Sign in to saveSchwedt (or Schwedt/Oder; ) is a town in Brandenburg, in northeastern Germany. With the official status of a Große kreisangehörige Stadt (major district town), it is the largest town of the Uckermark district, located near the river Oder, which forms the border with Poland.
Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_coa
- Wappen der Stadt Schwedt.svg
- German place.image_photo
- 18-06-06-Fotoflug-Uckermark RRK3940.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Aerial view
- German place.image_plan
- Schwedt-Oder in UM.png
- German place.state
- Brandenburg
- German place.district
- Uckermark
- German place.elevation
- 6
- German place.area
- 360.73
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 12073532
- German place.postal_code
- 16303
- German place.area_code
- 03332, 033336
- German place.licence
- UM, SDT
- German place.mayor
- Annekathrin Hoppe
- German place.leader_term
- 2021–29
- German place.party
- SPD
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- Nearest cities and towns
- History
- Demography
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Schwedt (or Schwedt/Oder; ) is a town in Brandenburg, in northeastern Germany. With the official status of a Große kreisangehörige Stadt (major district town), it is the largest town of the Uckermark district, located near the river Oder, which forms the border with Poland.
==Overview== The formerly agrarian town today has one of the largest oil refineries (PCK Raffinerie GmbH) in Germany, established in 1958 and connected to the Russian Druzhba pipeline network. The refinery uses 20 million cubic meters of water per year for the process.