Schwandorf (district)

District in Bavaria, Germany

Schwandorf

District

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Country| Germany
State| Bavaria
Adm. region| Upper Palatinate
Capital| Schwandorf
Government

• District admin.| Thomas Ebeling (CSU)
Area

• Total

| 1,472.88 km2 (568.68 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2023)[1]

• Total

| 152,284
• Density| 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| SAD, 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

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Burglengenfeld

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

### Climate

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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

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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

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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

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Schwandorf (electoral district)

## Towns and municipalities

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Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Towns  | Markt  | Verwaltungsgemeinschaften | Municipalities

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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

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

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Schwandorf.

* Official website (German)
* Schwandorf – pictures, sights, day trips

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Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Bavaria in Germany

Urban
districts|

* Amberg
* Ansbach
* Aschaffenburg
* Augsburg
* Bamberg
* Bayreuth
* Coburg
* Erlangen
* Fürth
* Hof
* Ingolstadt
* Kaufbeuren
* Kempten
* Landshut
* Memmingen
* München (Munich)
* Nürnberg (Nuremberg)
* Passau
* Regensburg
* Rosenheim
* Schwabach
* Schweinfurt
* Straubing
* Weiden
* Würzburg

Rural
districts|

* Aichach-Friedberg
* Altötting
* Amberg-Sulzbach
* Ansbach
* Aschaffenburg
* Augsburg
* Bad Kissingen
* Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
* Bamberg
* Bayreuth
* Berchtesgadener Land
* Cham
* Coburg
* Dachau
* Deggendorf
* Dillingen
* Dingolfing-Landau
* Donau-Ries
* Ebersberg
* Eichstätt
* Erding
* Erlangen-Höchstadt
* Forchheim
* Freising
* Freyung-Grafenau
* Fürstenfeldbruck
* Fürth
* Garmisch-Partenkirchen
* Günzburg
* Haßberge
* Hof
* Kelheim
* Kitzingen
* Kronach
* Kulmbach
* Landsberg
* Landshut
* Lichtenfels
* Lindau
* Main-Spessart
* Miesbach
* Miltenberg
* Mühldorf
* München (Munich)
* Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
* Neumarkt
* Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim
* Neustadt an der Waldnaab
* Neu-Ulm
* Nürnberger Land
* Oberallgäu
* Ostallgäu
* Passau
* Pfaffenhofen
* Regen
* Regensburg
* Rhön-Grabfeld
* Rosenheim
* Roth
* Rottal-Inn
* Schwandorf
* Schweinfurt
* Starnberg
* Straubing-Bogen
* Tirschenreuth
* Traunstein
* Unterallgäu
* Weilheim-Schongau
* Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
* Wunsiedel
* Würzburg

Districts of German states (Full list)

* Baden-Württemberg
* Bavaria
* Brandenburg
* Bremen
* Hesse
* Lower Saxony
* Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
* North Rhine-Westphalia
* Rhineland-Palatinate
* Saarland
* Saxony
* Saxony-Anhalt
* Schleswig-Holstein
* Thuringia

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Towns and municipalities in Schwandorf (district)

* 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 bei Nabburg
* Schwarzenfeld
* Schwarzhofen
* Stadlern
* Steinberg am See
* Stulln
* Teublitz
* Teunz
* Thanstein
* Trausnitz
* Wackersdorf
* Weiding
* Wernberg-Köblitz
* Winklarn

Coat of arms

49°20′N 12°10′E﻿ / ﻿49.33°N 12.17°E﻿ / 49.33; 12.17

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