Schwabach

Schwabach
Town
Market square
Market square
Flag of Schwabach
Flag
Coat of arms of Schwabach
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Schwabach
Schwabach is located in Germany
Schwabach
Location within Germany
Schwabach is located in Bavaria
Schwabach
Location within Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°19′45″N 11°1′15″E / 49.32917°N 11.02083°E / 49.32917; 11.02083
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMiddle Franconia
DistrictUrban district
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26)Peter Reiß (SPD)
Area
 • Total
40.8 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Elevation
326 m (1,070 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
40,702
 • Density998/km2 (2,580/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 (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvaːbax] ⓘ) is a German city of about 40,000 inhabitants near Nuremberg in the centre of the region of Franconia in the north of Bavaria. Together with the neighboring cities of Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen, Schwabach forms one of the three metropolitan areas in 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 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 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:

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2025" [Municipalities, districts, and administrative regions in Bavaria, population figures as of 31 December 2025] (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. ↑ "Partnerstädte". schwabach.de (in German). Schwabach. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2021-03-19.