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Schwandorf

Coordinates: 49°19′42″N 12°6′36″E / 49.32833°N 12.11000°E / 49.32833; 12.11000
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Schwandorf
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Schwandorf is located in Germany
Schwandorf
Schwandorf
Schwandorf is located in Bavaria
Schwandorf
Schwandorf
Coordinates: 49°19′42″N 12°6′36″E / 49.32833°N 12.11000°E / 49.32833; 12.11000
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberpfalz
DistrictSchwandorf
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–26) Andreas Feller[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total123.76 km2 (47.78 sq mi)
Elevation
366 m (1,201 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total30,239
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
92421
Dialling codes0 94 31
Vehicle registrationSAD
Websitewww.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 & Attractions

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Geographical location

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Schwandorf is located at the intersection of four depressions in the Schwandorf Bay in the southern Upper Palatinate Forest . The Upper Palatinate Lake District borders the city area. The Naab River runs through the city area from north to south. Nature has created a broad plain in the Naab Valley, the edges of which are formed by iron sandstone hills. The Kreuzberg rises from the plain like a green island. This was once far outside the city gates, but today it is surrounded by the settlement.

Sights & Attractions

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Catholic parish church of St. Jakob
Kreuzberg Church
Anti nuclear reprocessing plant Wackersdorf ex-voto in Kreuzberg Church
  • Catholic parish church of St. Jakob
  • Kreuzberg Church: Catholic parish, monastic and pilgrimage church of Mary Help of Christians on the Kreuzberg
  • Stadtmuseum Schwandorf: Cultural history museum with departments of city history, religious art, museum history and industrial history of the city of Schwandorf.
  • Der Schwandorfer Felsenkeller: Bavaria's largest rock Cellar-Labyrinth
  • Upper Palatinate Lake District (Oberpfälzer Seenland) : The term "Upper Palatinate Lake District" refers to a unique landscape that offers the perfect conditions for all kinds of water sports. Whether swimming, boating, sailing, diving, surfing or water skiing - East Bavaria's largest lakes, countless ponds and rivers invite you to plunge into the wet fun! In addition to the wide range of water sports, guests can also expect hiking and cycling trails, idyllic places for fishing, horse riding opportunities.
  • Der Schwandorfer Blasturm:The last remnant of a once walled city, The Blasturm in Schwandorf was very lucky. It has survived for more than half a millennium.
  • Erlebnisbad: Schwandorf adventure pool & Water theme park with lot of fun on a total of 42,000 m²
  • Hallenbad: Indoor swimming pool
  • Steinberger See: The Steinberger See is and, with an area of ​​1.84 km², is the largest lake in the Upper Palatinate Lake District. It has many and with attraction points at this lake.
  • Murner See: CampingPark Murner See, means lots of water fun as well as fantastic views and sunsets and with many attraction points at this lake.
  • Klausensee: A Natural Bathing Lake with a large lawn for sunbathing, shady trees and a wide sandy beach with plenty of space for building sandcastles
  • Erlebnisholzkugel (inMotion- Park & Adventure wooden ball) : world's largest wooden adventure ball, which is around 40 metres high. Official Website.
  • Prokart Raceland GmbH & Co. KG: State-of-the-art indoor & outdoor karting circuits for private & corporate use, plus restaurant.
  • Kanufahren auf der Naab (Canoeing on the River "Naab"): The Naab - a good 100 km long - flows from the north through the districts of Neustadt ad Waldnaab, Schwandorf and Regensburg before flowing into the Danube west of Regensburg. The river is leisurely, has a gentle current and is not particularly difficult, making it ideal for leisurely boat trips or day trips - especially for beginners and families.
  • Wild Wake Park: The WildWakePark at Steinberger See offers swakeboarding, water skiing, stand-up paddling or a round of water adventure.
  • Steinberger Yacht-Club:
  • Boat rental at Steinberger See: Offers to rent your own Rowboat or Pedal boat to make a relaxing pedal boat ride to take a trip across the lake or as Bathing fun in the middle of the lake. Or to rent a sailboat and Glide sportily over the lake as a leisure activity.
  • Movin'G'Round Adventure Park  : The MovinGround family and leisure park with its attached restaurant and campsite is located directly on Lake Steinberger and offers fun and games for the whole family. With giant water slides, an eight-way trampoline system, bouncy castles, a water catapult, pedal boats, SUP boards and its own sandy beach, the holiday feeling is guaranteed.
  • Charlottenhofer Weihergebiet The Charlottenhofer Weiher area, with an area of ​​around 830 hectares, is one of the largest nature reserves in the Upper Palatinate. It is the remainder of an old pond area, a large part of which was lost due to brown coal mining.

Parks

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Castles

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  • Schloss Fronberg
  • Schloß Guteneck
  • Schloss Pirkensee
  • Burgruine Kallmünz
  • Schloss Schönberg
  • Schloß Fischbach
  • Schloss Hirschling
  • Neues Schloss, Neunburg vorm Wald
  • Schloß Neusath

Education

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Elementary Schools (Grundschulen):

Elementary and Middle Schools (Grund- und Mittelschule)

Middle Schools (Mittelschule)

High Schools (Realschulen):

Higher Secondary Schools (Gymnasien Schule):

Technical Higher Secondary Schools (Fachoberschule / Berufsoberschule):

Other Schools : (Weitere Schulen)

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Universities / Colleges: (Hochschule)

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Institutions

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Economy and Industries

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Schwandorf is the most important retail centre in the district of the same name.

There are several multinational corporations located in Schwandorf, such as BMW, Horsch, Krones AG and Gerresheimer

At the district level, the district of Schwandorf in Upper Palatinate is the undisputed number 1 in terms of tax revenue. Its income is even comparable to that of the districts around Munich. There are 130 large industrial companies and 15,000 jobs. Schwandorf's largest employer is currently meiller direct GmbH. Benteler is also a major employer in the district. In the Wackersdorf Innovation Park, BMW AG, nine manufacturing suppliers and three service companies now make up the circle of partners at the Wackersdorf Innovation Park with around 2,700 employees. There is also a branch of Läpple AG with around 800 employees.

Meillerghp was Schwandorf's largest employer with around 1,200 employees. The former subsidiary of the Austrian Post was one of the largest direct marketing companies in Europe. Following the sale in 2015 to the Paragon Group, based in Dublin, Ireland, the company has been trading under the new company name Paragon Customer Communications Schwandorf GmbH since May 1, 2018.

In the manufacturing sector, the processing industry is an important economic factor . The most important employers here are to be found in the printing industry and in automotive supplies. Nabaltec AG, a company in the chemical industry, has its headquarters in Schwandorf. Schwandorf is the headquarters of Schmack Biogas GmbH, which designs, builds and operates biogas plants . On July 14, 2008, the company put Europe's largest biogas plant into operation in Schwandorf.

Major list of Employers in Schwandorf District are:

Transportation

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Schwandorf with it's Railway station is the most important hub for regional trains operated by the Oberpfalzbahn of the Länderbahn in ( Marktredwitz via Weiden to Regensburg and eastwards to Furth and Lam).

Public Transportation

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Schwandorf belongs to the Regensburg Transport Association (RVV).

The Schwandorf city and the other cities in the Schwandorf district are well connected with the Schwandorf City Bus Network .

The adjacent district Regensburg is well connected with RVV line (Bus Line 41) and with frequent Rail connections (RVV line). Schwandorf is connected to Bus and Rail lines to Munich, Nuremberg, Passau, Weiden and Hof and Cham. The city lies also on two motorways, the A3 from Cologne and Frankfurt to Vienna, and the A93 from Holledau to Hof.

Road Connectivity

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  • Directly located on the A 93 as an important north-south connection between the Hochfranken A 72 motorway triangle and the Holledau A 9 triangle . Continuous traffic axis Berlin – Leipzig – Hof – Weiden – Regensburg – Munich (three junctions in the city area: Schwandorf-Nord (Fronberg, B 85 ), Schwandorf-Mitte (Wackersdorf, B 85 ) and Schwandorf-Süd (Klardorf)).
  • The distance to the A 6 in the direction of Amberg -Ost – Nuremberg – Heilbronn is twelve kilometers via the B 85 , ​​and to the A 6 in the direction of Kreuz Oberpfälzer Wald – Waidhaus – Pilsen – Prague it is 25 kilometers via the A 93 .
  • B 15 Hof to the Inn Valley: Between the Altenstadt an der Waldnaab and Regensburg-Nord junctions, the B 15 was replaced by the A 93.
  • B 85 (partially four-lane expansion) Bayreuth – Amberg – Schwandorf – Cham – Passau bypasses Schwandorf in the north.

Rail Connectivity

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The following routes converge at Schwandorf station :

  • In south-north direction: railway line Regensburg–Weiden , continuing to Marktredwitz and Hof .
  • In west-east direction: Nuremberg–Schwandorf railway line and Schwandorf–Cham–Furth im Wald railway line , continuing to Pilsen and Prague .
  • In a south-east direction: the direct rail connection Munich-Regensburg-Schwandorf-Prague.
  • In a west-south direction: the direct train connection Nuremberg-Amberg-Schwandorf-Regensburg (every two hours).
  • In Regensburg and Nuremberg there are connections to IC and ICE trains

Air traffic

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Schwandorf Airport has a 860 × 30 m grass runway.

The airfield is located six kilometers east of the historic center of Schwandorf and three kilometers north of Wackersdorf . It is owned by the town of Schwandorf and operated by the Schwandorf Aviation Club .

International Airports are located nearby in Munich, Nuremberg and Frankfurt.

Health

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Schwandorf has one of the most modern Hospitals in Germany, which is known as BarmHERZige Brüder Krankenhaus St. Barbara. In addition there are several other private clinics in around the city.

Events

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Twice a year the Schwandorf Volksfest takes place. This is the city's Volksfest.

  • Epiphany Market, Sunday after 6 January (Market Square)
  • May Market, 1st Sunday in May, shops open on Sunday (Old Town)
  • Whitsun Festival (Krondorfer Anger)
  • Corpus Christi Market, Sunday after Corpus Christi (Market Square)
  • Music at market time, in summer every Saturday at 12.05 p.m. (St. Jakob Parish Church)
  • Jakobi Market, Sunday after 25 July, shops open on Sunday (Old Town)
  • Autumn market, last Sunday in October, Sunday shopping, so-called Coat Sunday (Old Town)
  • Winter magic in Advent (market square and city park)
  • Blowing the Christkindl, 24 December at 5 p.m. (Market Square)
  • Citizens' festival every two years in July (entire old town)
  • Wendelinfest every two years in July (Wendelinplatz)

media

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  • Radio Charivari , private radio station for the East Bavaria region. Frequencies for Schwandorf: 98.8 and 105.9 MHz.
  • Gong FM , private radio station for the Regensburg region. Frequency for Schwandorf: 97.3 MHz.
  • Local editorial office of Mittelbayerische Zeitung
  • Local editorial office of the weekly newspaper

Theatre and music

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The Schwandorf Marionette Theatre was founded in 1977. One of the rock cellars on Fronberger Straße is used as a venue for concerts and theater.

The town's musical life is mainly shaped by private initiatives. These include the Schwandorf Music School  , the Schwandorf Music Association (founded in 1854) with its brass band  , the Schwandorf VHS Youth Brass Band  and the Schwandorf Oratorio Choir (founded in 2000).

Nightlife

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With a couple of bars, restaurants, clubs, and other venues city, Schwandorf offering towards nightlife is good.

International communities

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Schwandorf has a mixed and diverse population. Major migrated foreigners are from the countries Russia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Syria, Poland, Italy, Romania, India, China

Politics

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Schwandorf (electoral district)

Sports

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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

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Schwandorf is twinned with:[3]

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

References

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  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. ^ a b "Städtepartnerschaften, -patenschaften und -freundschaften" (in German). Schwandorf. Retrieved 2023-08-08.


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