Schwandorf

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Town in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Schwandorf within Schwandorf district

(2020–26) Andreas Feller^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total123.76 km² (47.78 sq mi)Elevation

366 m (1,201 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total29,990 • Density240/km² (630/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

92421

Dialling codes0 94 31Vehicle registrationSADWebsitewww.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

Politics

Schwandorf (electoral district)

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.

Twin towns – sister cities

Schwandorf is twinned with:^[3]

Libourne, France
Sokolov, Czech Republic

Schwandorf also has friendly relations with Karamürsel in Turkey.^[3]

References

^ 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.