Schwabach

Schwabach () 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.

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Schwabach is a German city of about 40,000 people located near Nuremberg in the Franconia region of Bavaria, and it forms part of a major metropolitan area along with Nuremberg, Fürth, and Erlangen. The city is also named after the river that flows through it before joining the Rednitz River.

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Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_flag: Flagge Schwabach.svg
German location.image_coa: DEU Schwabach COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Schwabach - Marktplatz 1.jpg
German location.image_caption: Market square
German location.state: Bayern
German location.region: Middle Franconia
German location.district: Kreisfreie Stadt
German location.elevation: 326
German location.area: 40.8
German location.postal_code: 91101–91126
German location.area_code: 09122, 0911
German location.licence: SC
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 09 5 65 000
German location.mayor: Peter Reiß
German location.leader_term: 2020–26
German location.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister
German location.party: SPD

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Etymology
Timeline
Companies
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
References
External links

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".

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