Schwandorf (district)

Schwandorf
District

Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Oberpfalz
Capital	Schwandorf
Area
• Total	1,472.88 km² (568.68 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2015)^[1]
• Total	144,864
• Density	98/km² (250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	SAD
Website	landkreis-schwandorf.de

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

Geography

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

Climate

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 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 in the bottom stand for the many rivers and the water mills in the district.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Markt	Verwaltungsgemeinschaften	Municipalities
Burglengenfeld Maxhütte-Haidhof Nabburg¹ Neunburg vorm Wald¹ Nittenau Oberviechtach Pfreimd¹ Schönsee¹ Schwandorf Teublitz	Bruck in der Oberpfalz Neukirchen-Balbini¹ Schwarzenfeld¹ Schwarzhofen¹ Wernberg-Köblitz Winklarn¹	Nabburg Neunburg vorm Wald Oberviechtach Pfreimd Schönsee Schwarzenfeld Wackersdorf	Altendorf Bodenwöhr Dieterskirchen Fensterbach Gleiritsch Guteneck Niedermurach Schmidgaden Schwarzach bei Nabburg Stadlern Steinberg am See Stulln Teunz Thanstein Trausnitz Wackersdorf Weiding
¹ administrated within a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft

References

↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
↑ Climate Summary for closest city on record

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Schwandorf.

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

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

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

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 239886562 GND: 4053719-5

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