Schwedt lost 15% of its population in the last decade and now over 1000 jobs (families) will also be removed. Germany is shutting down entire population centers. It's a continental consolidation and the poor middle class must pay for it
Crude awakening: the German town on the front line of Russian sanctions | Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/0c5d883b-e282-436f-85d9-08b6f3ba2abf