Schwandorf is a town in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, Germany, seat of the Schwandorf district, situated on the Naab river with 29,877 residents as of December 2024. First documented in 1006, it received its municipal constitution in 1299 and full city rights in 1446, and grew into an important railway junction during the nineteenth century.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Schwandorf (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 29,836 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 49.3236, longitude 12.09935
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 366 m
P2046 (area)
area 123.76 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 29836 (2025)
View the Source2. Schwandorf (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1006
Schwandorf was first mentioned in writing in 1006 AD in a document from the monastery of Saint Emmeram as Suainicondorf on the river Naba ( Naab ) in the area of the diocese of Regensburg.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1006
Schwandorf was first mentioned in writing in 1006 AD in a document from the monastery of Saint Emmeram as Suainicondorf on the river Naba ( Naab ) in the area of the diocese of Regensburg.
Source text, founding-year: 1006
Schwandorf was first mentioned in writing in 1006 AD in a document from the monastery of Saint Emmeram as Suainicondorf on the river Naba ( Naab ) in the area of the diocese of Regensburg.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
pronunciation: [ˈʃvaːndɔʁf] ) is a town in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria, Germany
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