Schweinfurt (district)

District in Bavaria, Germany

Schweinfurt

District

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Country| Germany
State| Bavaria
Adm. region| Lower Franconia
Capital| Schweinfurt
Government

• District admin.| Florian Töpper (SPD)
Area

• Total

| 842 km2 (325 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2023)[1]

• Total

| 116,653
• Density| 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| SW
Website| landkreis-schweinfurt.de

Schweinfurt is a Landkreis (district) in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bad Kissingen, Rhön-Grabfeld, Haßberge, Bamberg, Kitzingen, Würzburg and Main-Spessart. The district-free city Schweinfurt is surrounded by the district.

## Geography

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Primary rivers in the district are the Main and the Wern. The district is located between several hill chains - Haßberge to the east, the Rhön in the northwest, the Spessart to the west and the Steigerwald in the southeast.

## History

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The area of the district became part of Bavaria in 1814. In 1972 parts of the previous district Gerolzhofen (including the town Gerolzhofen) were merged with the district.

## Archaeology

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In July 2022, archaeologists announced the discovery of a 3000-year-old clay figurine that might represent a prehistoric female water goddess. The 19 cm tall clay figurine's carefully modeled eye sockets, nose, lips, and chin are obviously visible and attractive. There are 5 perforated holes at the each side of the head possibly representing a hood decorated with metal rings. Clay figurine was supposedly 10 cm higher in its original shape because its anterior surface of the upper side was missing. The artifact was cleaned by using airbrush water technology and it is currently being studied by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments.[2][3]

## Coat of arms

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The coat of arms shows the imperial eagle in the top part as a symbol of the former imperial city Schweinfurt. The bottom part of the coat of arms shows the symbol of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, which ruled a big part of the district until 1803.

## Towns and municipalities

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

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1. Gerolzhofen¹

Markt

1. Oberschwarzach¹
2. Stadtlauringen
3. Werneck

¹ administered within a
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft

1. Gerolzhofen
2. Schwanfeld

1. Bergrheinfeld
2. Dingolshausen
3. Dittelbrunn
4. Donnersdorf
5. Euerbach
6. Frankenwinheim
7. Geldersheim
8. Gochsheim
9. Grafenrheinfeld
10. Grettstadt
11. Kolitzheim
12. Lülsfeld
13. Michelau im Steigerwald
14. Niederwerrn
15. Poppenhausen
16. Röthlein
17. Schonungen
18. Schwanfeld
19. Schwebheim
20. Sennfeld
21. Sulzheim
22. Üchtelhausen
23. Waigolshausen
24. Wasserlosen
25. Wipfeld

## 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. ^ Altuntaş, Leman (2022-07-14). "3000-year-old clay figurine discovered in Germany may be a prehistoric water goddess". Arkeonews. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
3. ^ HeritageDaily (2022-07-13). "Clay figurine discovered in Germany may represent a prehistoric water goddess". HeritageDaily - Archaeology News. Retrieved 2022-08-04.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Schweinfurt.

* Official website (German)
* Schweinfurt-Online www.SW-ON.de Information about the city Schweinfurt and the district of Schweinfurt

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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

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Towns and municipalities in Schweinfurt (district)

* Bergrheinfeld
* Dingolshausen
* Dittelbrunn
* Donnersdorf
* Euerbach
* Frankenwinheim
* Geldersheim
* Gerolzhofen
* Gochsheim
* Grafenrheinfeld
* Grettstadt
* Kolitzheim
* Lülsfeld
* Michelau im Steigerwald
* Niederwerrn
* Oberschwarzach
* Poppenhausen
* Röthlein
* Schonungen
* Schwanfeld
* Schwebheim
* Sennfeld
* Stadtlauringen
* Sulzheim
* Üchtelhausen
* Waigolshausen
* Wasserlosen
* Werneck
* Wipfeld

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