| Schwarme | ||
|---|---|---|
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  Schwarme Location of Schwarme within Diepholz district   | ||
| Coordinates: 52°54′N9°1′E / 52.900°N 9.017°E Coordinates: 52°54′N9°1′E / 52.900°N 9.017°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Diepholz | |
| Municipal assoc. | Bruchhausen-Vilsen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Johann-Dieter Oldenburg | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 24.29 km2 (9.38 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) [1] | ||
| • Total | 2,534 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 27327 | |
| Dialling codes | 04258 | |
| Vehicle registration | DH | |
| Website | www.schwarme.de | |
Schwarme is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The municipality Schwarme is located in the Mittelweserregion around 30 km south of Bremen. The towns Achim, Verden and Bruchhausen-Vilsen are about 15 km from Schwarme.
Municipalities are the lowest level of official territorial division in Germany. This is most commonly the third level of territorial division, ranking after the Land (state) and Kreis (district). The Gemeinde which is one level lower in those states also includes Regierungsbezirke as an intermediate territorial division. The Gemeinde is one level higher if it is not part of a Samtgemeinde. Only 10 municipalities in Germany have fifth level administrative subdivisions and all of them are in Bavaria. The highest degree of autonomy may be found in the Gemeinden which are not part of a Kreis. These Gemeinden are referred to as Kreisfreie Städte or Stadtkreise, sometimes translated as having "city status". This can be the case even for small municipalities. However, many smaller municipalities have lost this city status in various administrative reforms in the last 40 years when they were incorporated into a Kreis. In some states they retained a higher measure of autonomy than the other municipalities of the Kreis. Municipalities titled Stadt are urban municipalities while those titled Gemeinde are classified as rural municipalities.
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.
Lower Saxony is a German state (Land) situated in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with 47,624 km2 (18,388 sq mi), and fourth-largest in population among the 16 Länder federated as the Federal Republic of Germany. In rural areas, Northern Low Saxon and Saterland Frisian are still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining.
