Schwerte (German pronunciation: [ʃveːɐ̯tə] ⓘ; Westphalian: Schweierte) is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The railway facility in the eastern district of Schwerte became a branch of the Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1944.

The number of escapees was comparatively high; in November 1944 48 prisoners escaped.

The camp in Schwerte was disbanded in December 1944 and the remaining prisoners were brought back to Buchenwald.

[3] Today, there are some industries left, which are confined to the manufacture of iron and steel goods.