Schwabach
Sign in to saveSchwabach () 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
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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.
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".