Country Germany District Ludwigslust-Parchim Elevation 17 m (56 ft) Area 26.51 km² Postal code 19258 | State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Municipal assoc. Boizenburg-Land Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Friday 4:32 PM Population 767 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 39% Humidity | ||
Schwanheide is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
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Map of 19258 Schwanheide, 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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Schwanheide Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA