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Schwabach (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvaːbax] (listen)) is a German city of about 40,000 inhabitants near Nuremberg in the centre of the region of Franconia in the north of Bavaria. The city is an autonomous administrative district (kreisfreie Stadt). Schwabach is also the name of the river which runs through the city prior to joining the Rednitz.

Schwabach
Town
Market square
Location of Schwabach
Schwabach
Schwabach
Coordinates: 49°19′45″N 11°1′15″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMiddle Franconia
DistrictUrban district
Government
  Lord mayor (202026) Peter Reiß[1] (SPD)
Area
  Total40.71 km2 (15.72 sq mi)
Elevation
326 m (1,070 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total41,056
  Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91101–91126
Dialling codes09122, 0911
Vehicle registrationSC
Websitewww.schwabach.de

Schwabach is famous for its crafts made of gold, particularly gold foil. In 2004, Schwabach celebrated this tradition with an anniversary festival, marking "500 years gold foil in Schwabach".

Around 1500, a local typesetter developed the "Schwabacher" font. This font was used for printing the first Bible in German, which had been worked out by Martin Luther.


Etymology


The gold roof of the city hall
The gold roof of the city hall

The name derives from the old Franconian name Suapaha (later Suabaha, then Villa Suabach) which translates as "Schwaben-Bach" in modern German, which means "Swabian stream", the first part of the name was given by the Franconians who came to the area about a millennium after the Hallstatt culture to the people living on the banks of that stream, which were perceived as "Swabians" by them, while the second part of the name is a reference to the stream which flows through the city.


Timeline



Companies



Twin towns – sister cities


Schwabach is twinned with:[3]


Notable people



References


  1. Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. "Partnerstädte". schwabach.de (in German). Schwabach. Retrieved 2021-03-19.



На других языках


[de] Schwabach

Schwabach (ostfränkisch Schwouba[2]) ist eine kreisfreie Stadt im Regierungsbezirk Mittelfranken, Bayern. Mit den direkt angrenzenden Großstädten Nürnberg, Fürth und Erlangen bildet Schwabach eine der drei Metropolen in Bayern. Gemeinsam mit ihrem Umland bilden diese Städte die Europäische Metropolregion Nürnberg.
- [en] Schwabach

[ru] Швабах

Шва́бах (нем. и бав. Schwabach) — город в Средней Франконии (Бавария). В конце XIX века выделялся как крупный производитель швейных принадлежностей, а также золотой, серебряной, медной и железной проволоки, чеканных изделий, мыла, свечей, фаянсовых печей[2]. В XXI веке здесь работает крупный производитель лабораторного оборудования Heidolph.



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