Schwandorf

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Schwandorf
Town
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Location of Schwandorf within Schwandorf district
Oberpfalz
District	Schwandorf
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Andreas Feller[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	123.76 km2 (47.78 sq mi)
Elevation	366 m (1,201 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	29,990
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	92421
Dialling codes	0 94 31
Vehicle registration	SAD
Website	www.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

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

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