Schwandorf
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Schwandorf | |
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Location of Schwandorf within Schwandorf district ![]() | |
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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 30,239 |
• 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 |
Schwandorf is a town on the river Naab in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, which is the seat of the Schwandorf district.
Sights
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- Catholic parish church of St. Jakob
- Kreuzberg Church: Catholic parish, monastic and pilgrimage church of Mary Help of Christians on the Kreuzberg
Politics
[edit]Schwandorf (electoral district)
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).
- ^ a b "Städtepartnerschaften, -patenschaften und -freundschaften" (in German). Schwandorf. Retrieved 2023-08-08.