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Schwandorf is a town on the river Naab in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, which is the seat of the Schwandorf district.
Schwandorf | |
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 Aerial view | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schwandorf within Schwandorf district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°19′42″N 12°6′36″E / 49.32833°N 12.11000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Schwandorf |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–26) | Andreas Feller[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 123.76 km2 (47.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 29,990 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 92421 |
| Dialling codes | 0 94 31 |
| Vehicle registration | SAD |
| Website | www.schwandorf.de |
Sights edit
- Catholic parish church of St. Jakob
- Kreuzberg Church: Catholic parish, monastic and pilgrimage church of Mary Help of Christians on the Kreuzberg
Politics edit
Sports edit
The towns association football club, 1. FC Schwandorf, experienced its greatest success in the late 1950s and 1960 when it spent thirteen seasons in the third division Bayernliga.
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Schwandorf is twinned with:[3]
Schwandorf also has friendly relations with Karamürsel in Turkey.[3]
References edit
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
- ^ a b "Städtepartnerschaften, -patenschaften und -freundschaften" (in German). Schwandorf. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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