Schieder

Schieder is a German toponym and surname. The most prominent use is Schieder-Schwalenberg, a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The municipality was formed by the merger of the former municipalities Schieder and Schwalenberg during the local government reforms in the late 1960s. The town comprises the historic centers of both former communities and lies in the western part of the state.

The name Schieder is derived from Germanic elements associated with borders or separation, and placenames with this root are common in German-speaking areas. As a surname, Schieder is found in Germany and among families of German origin, often indicating ancestral ties to a place named Schieder.

There are also smaller localities in Germany bearing the name Schieder as part of their place names, and the surname occurs in various contexts beyond these places. Schieder-Schwalenberg remains the best-known reference, while Schieder can refer more generally to a toponymic or family-name origin tied to German geography.