Schwaara

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Schwaara
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Coordinates: 50 ° 54 '  N , 12 ° 9'  E

Basic data
State : Thuringia
County : Greiz
Management Community : At the Brahmetal
Height : 267 m above sea level NHN
Area : 3.55 km 2
Residents: 131 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 37 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 07554
Area code : 0365
License plate : GRZ, ZR
Community key : 16 0 76 067
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Ortsstrasse 1
07554 Schwaara
Mayor : Jürgen Matthes (independent)
Location of the municipality of Schwaara in the district of Greiz
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Village church

Schwaara is a municipality in the Greiz district in Thuringia . She is a member of the administrative association Am Brahmetal .

geography

Schwaara is located east of the city of Gera at the junction with the federal motorway 4 . The district lies on the western edge of the Altenburg-Zeitzer-Lösshügelland .

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are Brahmenau , Großenstein and Korbußen in the district of Greiz and the communities Röpsen and Trebnitz, which were incorporated into Gera in 1994 .

history

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The village of Schwaara emerged as a Sorbian settlement and was first mentioned in 1307 as Squwaara .

Population development

Development of the population (December 31) :

  • 1994: 125
  • 1995: 120
  • 1996: 113
  • 1997: 115
  • 1998: 169
  • 1999: 156
  • 2000: 154
  • 2001: 157
  • 2002: 154
  • 2003: 160
  • 2004: 161
  • 2005: 159
  • 2006: 154
  • 2007: 154
  • 2008: 149
  • 2009: 147
  • 2010: 146
  • 2011: 153
  • 2012: 149
  • 2013: 145
  • 2014: 143
  • 2015: 138
  • 2016: 134
  • 2017: 132
  • 2018: 130
  • 2019: 131
Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

politics

Acting mayor is Jürgen Matthes (non-party). He was last confirmed in office on June 6, 2010 with a majority of 100%, he had no opposing candidates and no voter made use of his right to write his own proposal on the ballot paper. The turnout was 61.8%.

The six members of the municipal council were determined in the local elections on May 25, 2014 in a majority vote. The turnout was 73.8% (−1.9% p).

Attractions

The village church of St. Ursula was built in the 15th century.

Economy and Infrastructure

Schwaara can be reached via the junction Kreuz Gera of the federal motorway 4 . From 1953 to 1969 Schwaara had a stop on the Gera-Pforten – Wuitz-Mumsdorf railway line .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics  ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ Thuringian State Returning Officer - Local Election Results 2014

Web links

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