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Schwanewede, Germany

Schwanewede is a town of 20,015 people in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Population20,015 GeoNames
Elevation15 m 49 ft
Time zoneEurope/Berlin
Land area132.6 km²
Nearest airportBremen Airport (BRE) 24 km

Why visit Schwanewede

Townapedia lists 70 museums and landmarks, 69 parks and trails, 201 places to eat, 18 places to stay and 24 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Furth-Hof, Vollers Hof, Valentin submarine pens and Overbeck-Museum.

About Schwanewede

Schwanewede (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvaːnəveːdə]) is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 14 km west of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, and 22 km northwest of Bremen.

From the Wikipedia article Schwanewede (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do24

Furth-Hof

Farm and orchard · 3.4 km

9 Hinnebecker Furth, Schwanewede

Tu,Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00

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Vollers Hof

Farm and orchard · 7.3 km

48 Holthorster Weg

24/7

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Oberfeuer Lemwerder

Lighthouse · 6.1 km

Industriestraße, Lemwerder

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Berne-Juliusplate Unterfeuer

Lighthouse · 5.8 km

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Filmpalast Schwanewede

Cinema and theater

54 Am Markt, Schwanewede

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Großer Rutenberg

Scenic view · 6.2 km

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KITO

Cinema and theater · 6.5 km

30 Alte Hafenstraße, Bremen

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Klingenberg

Scenic view · 4.8 km

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Schwarzer Leuchtturm

Lighthouse · 5.5 km

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Sprengeberg

Scenic view · 5.9 km

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Unterfeuer Lemwerder

Lighthouse · 5.9 km

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Kulturbahnhof Bremen Nord

Cinema and theater · 6.6 km

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Museums and landmarks70

Valentin submarine pens

Monument and historic site · 5.8 km

Kulturdenkmal, siehe http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bremen/Kulturdenkm%C3%A4ler

1 Rekumer Siel, Bremen

Tu-Su 10:00-16:00; Sa off; PH off

Open in Google Maps · Wikipedia · +49 421 69 67 36 70

Overbeck-Museum

Museum · 6.5 km

30 Alte Hafenstraße, Bremen

Tu-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa,Su 11:00-17:00; Mo off

Open in Google Maps · Wikipedia · +49 421 663665

Schloss Schönebeck

Monument and historic site · 6.2 km

Kulturdenkmal, siehe http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bremen/Kulturdenkm%C3%A4ler

5 Im Dorfe, Bremen

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U-Boot-Bunker Valentin

Museum · 5.8 km

Rekumer Siel, Bremen

Tu-Su 10:00-16:00; Sa off; PH off

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Burg Blomendal

Monument and historic site · 4.4 km

Kulturdenkmal, siehe http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bremen/Kulturdenkm%C3%A4ler

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BV 2 Vegesack

Monument and historic site · 6.6 km

Kulturdenkmal, siehe http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bremen/Kulturdenkm%C3%A4ler

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Gedächtnistempel

Monument and historic site · 5.0 km

Baudenkmal LFD OBJ-Dok-Nr. 1767

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Löschboot 1

Monument and historic site · 6.6 km

Kulturdenkmal, siehe http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bremen/Kulturdenkm%C3%A4ler

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Museum Schloss Schönebeck

Museum · 6.2 km

3-5 Im Dorfe, Bremen

Tu,We,Sa 15:00-17:00; Su 10:30-17:00

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Beckedorfer Schmiedemuseum

Museum · 4.2 km

Fr 15:00-18:00;PH off

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Vegesacker Geschichtenhaus

Museum · 6.7 km

Stadtgeschichte zum Anfassen. – Unsere Darsteller:innen schlüpfen in Rollen historischer Figuren, die die Geschichte Vegesacks geprägt haben.

5a Zum Alten Speicher, Bremen

We-Sa 11:00-17:00

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Altes Packhaus

Museum · 6.5 km

Kulturdenkmal, siehe http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bremen/Kulturdenkm%C3%A4ler

30 Alte Hafenstraße, Bremen

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Parks, trails and playgrounds69

Friedehorst Park

Park · 7.6 km

Park in Bremen, Germany

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Golf-Club Bremer Schweiz e.V.

Golf course · 1.9 km

4 Wölpscher Straße, Bremen

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Juliusplate

Hiking and trails · 6.4 km

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Bahrsplate

Park · 5.0 km

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Hallenbad an der Waldschule

Sports field and stadium

2 Waldweg

Open in Google Maps · +49 4209 7542

Yachthafen Lemwerder

Marina and boat launch · 7.1 km

3a Flughafenstraße, Lemwerder

Open in Google Maps · +49 421 671066

Burgwall-Stadion

Sports field and stadium · 4.0 km

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Eispohl/Sandwehen

Hiking and trails · 3.5 km

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Freibad Neuenkirchen

Sports field and stadium · 4.5 km

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Freizeitbad Vegesack

Sports field and stadium · 5.5 km

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57 more on the map.

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Restaurants and cafes201

Al-Maas

Restaurant · Italian, Pizza

12 Am Markt, Schwanewede

Mo-Su 11:00-24:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 4209 4368

Artemis by Haydar

Restaurant · Greek · 3.6 km

8 Bockhorner Weg, Bremen

17:30-23:00; Sa-Su 12:00-15:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 421 6098741

Bischoff's Gasthof "Zur alten Schänke"

Restaurant · German · 5.6 km

183 Deichstraße, Berne

Tu-Sa 17:00+, Su 11:00+, Th 11:00-14:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 4406 6410

Bootshaus Blumenthal

Restaurant · Regional · 5.0 km

19-21 Weserstrandstraße

Tu-Sa 12:00-15:00,17:00+; Su 12:00+

Open in Google Maps · +49 421 600433

Eiscafe Bellissima

Cafe · Ice Cream · 2.6 km

2 Pürschweg, Bremen

Mo-Su 09:00-22:00

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Grauer Esel

Restaurant · Regional · 6.6 km

10 Am Vegesacker Hafen, Bremen

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Hotel-Restaurant Weserblick

Restaurant · German · 5.9 km

7 Juliusplate, Berne

Tu-Su 11:00-21:00

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Kreta Grill

Restaurant · Greek · 7.3 km

10 Schulstraße, Lemwerder

Fr,Sa 16:00-22:00; Tu-Th,Su 16:00-21:00

Open in Google Maps · +49 421 670454

Lenes Bio Backstube

Bakery · 5.4 km

45-49 Lindenstraße, Bremen

Mo-Fr 06:30-18:00; Sa 06:30-13:00

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Luigi im Jan Tabac

Restaurant · Regional, Italian · 6.4 km

93 Weserstraße, Bremen

Mo-Tu,Th-Su 12:00-14:00,18:00-23:00

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Olympia II

Restaurant · Greek · 6.9 km

151 Friedrich-Humbert-Straße, Bremen

Mo, We-Sa 17:00-22:30; Su,PH 12:00-14:00,17:00-22:30

Open in Google Maps · +49 152 1032 6022

Pella im Rekumer Hof

Restaurant · Greek · 5.4 km

116 Rekumer Straße, Bremen

Fr-Su 17:30-21:30; Dec 25,Dec 26,easter "Bitte Website prüfen!"

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189 more on the map.

Where to stay18

Churches and places of worship39

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Shopping60

Gas and EV charging17

Schools, colleges and libraries51

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Healthcare21

Map of Schwanewede

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Getting there and nearby towns

Bremen Airport (BRE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 km away.

  • Bremen 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
  • Stuhr 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
  • Oldenburg 27 km west, about 27 min by car
  • Wiefelstede 32 km west, about 32 min by car
  • Wardenburg 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
  • Varel 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
  • Bremerhaven 37 km north, about 37 min by car
  • Syke 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
  • Wildeshausen 38 km south, about 38 min by car
  • Westerstede 44 km west, about 44 min by car

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