Schwegerstede = Swaiga Old High German for willow, thus perhaps dwelling at the willow.

The cultivation of the ripe golden-yellow fruit by its industrious inhabitants and the fertile soil around the municipality probably contributed significantly to the popular name "Zippel-Schwerscht", so it is not surprising that the onion is an essential part of the (unofficial) municipal coat of arms. The fact that Albrecht Landgrave of Thuringia exempted the municipality from burdens and compulsory services as early as 1303 was certainly a sign of special sovereignty. Even if a municipality cannot count on such favors nowadays, great things have been achieved in recent years with the support of the Free State and thanks to clever economic management, which is documented by the sewerage system that has been built or the many achievements in the context of village renewal. Come to Schwerstedt, because the village has really become worth seeing.