Schwielowsee
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Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- State
- Brandenburg
- District
- Potsdam-Mittelmark
- Subdivisions
- 3 Ortsteile
- Mayor 2018 26
- Kerstin Hoppe ( CDU )
- Total
- 58.15 km (22.45 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 68 m (223 ft)
- Density
- 184.4/km (477.6/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Dialling codes
- 033209, 03327
- Vehicle registration
- PM
- Website
- www.schwielowsee.de
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Schwielowsee ( German pronunciation: [ˈʃviːloːˌzeː] ) is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Schwielowsee lake, through which the River Havel flows. The municipality was founded on December 31, 2002 in merger of the three villages Caputh, Geltow and Ferch. The Caputh Ferry, a cable ferry across the Havel, links Caputh and Geltow. In the east Schwielowsee shares border with the City of Potsdam, in the west with the town of Werder (Havel).
"Tussi II" cable ferry
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Schwielowsee” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.