Schwandorf
Appearance
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 | Andreas Feller (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 123.76 km2 (47.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• 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
- Catholic parish church of St. Jakob
- Kreuzberg Church: Catholic parish, monastic and pilgrimage church of Mary Help of Christians on the Kreuzberg
Sports
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.
International relations
Schwandorf is twinned with:
References
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).