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49°20′N 12°10′E / 49.33°N 12.17°E / 49.33; 12.17
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Schwandorf
District
Flag of Schwandorf
Flag
Coat of arms of Schwandorf
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Adm. region Upper Palatinate
Capital Schwandorf
Government
 • District admin.Thomas Ebeling ( CSU)
Area
 • Total1,472.88 km2 (568.68 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022) [1]
 • Total151,711
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Vehicle registrationSAD, BUL, NAB, NEN, OVI, ROD
Website landkreis-schwandorf.de

Schwandorf is a Landkreis (district) in Upper Palatinate in the eastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Cham, Regensburg, Neumarkt, Amberg-Sulzbach, Neustadt an der Waldnaab, and the Czech Plzeň Region.

Geography

Burglengenfeld

The main rivers of the district are the Naab and the Regen.

Climate

The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is " Cfb". (Marine West Coast Climate/ Oceanic climate). [2]

History

The district was created in 1972 by merging the previous districts of Burglengenfeld, Oberviechtach, Nabburg, Neunburg vorm Wald, and the previously district-free city Schwandorf.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the lion of the Palatinate to the left. The tower in the right half symbolizes the many fortresses and castles in the district. The wavy line and the mill wheel at the bottom stand for the many rivers and watermills in the district.

Politics

Schwandorf (electoral district)

Towns and municipalities

Altendorf Bodenwöhr Bruck in der Oberpfalz Burglengenfeld Dieterskirchen Fensterbach Gleiritsch Guteneck Maxhütte-Haidhof Nabburg Neukirchen-Balbini Neunburg vorm Wald Niedermurach Nittenau Oberviechtach Pfreimd Schmidgaden Schönsee Schwandorf Schwarzach Schwarzenfeld Schwarzhofen Stadlern Steinberg am See Stulln Teublitz Teunz Thanstein Trausnitz Wackersdorf Weiding Wernberg-Köblitz Winklarn Wolferlohe Amberg-Sulzbach Regensburg (district) Neumarkt (district) Cham (district) Czech Republic Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district)
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Markt Verwaltungsgemeinschaften Municipalities
  1. Burglengenfeld
  2. Maxhütte-Haidhof
  3. Nabburg¹
  4. Neunburg vorm Wald¹
  5. Nittenau
  6. Oberviechtach
  7. Pfreimd¹
  8. Schönsee¹
  9. Schwandorf
  10. Teublitz
  1. Bruck in der Oberpfalz
  2. Neukirchen-Balbini¹
  3. Schwarzenfeld¹
  4. Schwarzhofen¹
  5. Wernberg-Köblitz
  6. Winklarn¹
  1. Nabburg
  2. Neunburg vorm Wald
  3. Oberviechtach
  4. Pfreimd
  5. Schönsee
  6. Schwarzenfeld
  7. Wackersdorf
  1. Altendorf
  2. Bodenwöhr
  3. Dieterskirchen
  4. Fensterbach
  5. Gleiritsch
  6. Guteneck
  7. Niedermurach
  8. Schmidgaden
  9. Schwarzach bei Nabburg
  10. Stadlern
  11. Steinberg am See
  12. Stulln
  13. Teunz
  14. Thanstein
  15. Trausnitz
  16. Wackersdorf
  17. Weiding
¹ administered within a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft

References

  1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) ( Hilfe dazu).
  2. ^ Climate Summary for closest city on record

External links

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