Local data

Area and population

Schwedt/Oder is divided into 5 boroughs and 21 sectors. 

Area (as of December 31, 2021)

Area covered by the city: 25,218 hectares

• Buildings and open spaces: 2,466 hectares
• Recreation areas: 303 hectares
• Public thoroughfares: 955 hectares
• Agricultural lands: 14,261 hectares
• Woodlands: 5,529 hectares
• Water areas: 1,478 hectares
• Lots used for other purposes: 529 hectares

Population (as of December 31, 2022)

• Inhabitants: 34,371
• Average age: 51.1 years

General economic data

Employed persons liable to pay social insurance contributions, in total (June 2021): 13,037
Unemployment rate (December 2021): 2,782
(applied to dependent civil employable people): 10.8 %

Rate of assessment for real property tax

(as of 2022)

Land tax

a) Rate of assessment for agricultural industries and forestry (land tax A):

• Schwedt/Oder: 250%
   

b) Rate of assessment for real property (land tax B):

• Schwedt/Oder: 445%

Trade tax

• Schwedt/Oder: 350%