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Schwedt an der Oder (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 04 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.0667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 014 18 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 14.3000 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city of Schwedt an der Oder is situated on the Westoder River, southwest of Szczecin (Stettin), Poland. First mentioned in 1265, it passed from Pomerania to Brandenburg in the 15th century. French Huguenots settled here in the 17th century, and introduced tobacco growing. It was extensively damaged in World War II, the only historic building surviving being the Hohenzollern palace built 1719-23. Since war's end, the city has grown significantly and has become a busy industrial center, with oil refining, papermaking, and fertilizer production being the principal industries. The 2004 estimated population was 37,700. |
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| Schwedt an der Oder (preferred,C,V,German-P,U,N)
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| Schwedt (C,V)
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| Schwedt (Oder) (NA,V)
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| Schwedt/Oder (NA,V)
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| Schwedt/Oder, Stadt (NA,V)
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| Stadt Schwedt/Oder (NA,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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documented as a town in 1265 |
| city (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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has been center of important tobacco-growing area since 17th century |
| industrial center (C) |
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developed since World War II, has oil refinery and produces chemicals, fertilizer and paper |
| noble seat (H) |
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of Pomeranian lordship, then of Brandenburgian lordship after 1479; of Hohenzollern line of the Brandenburgs, 1689-1788 |
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