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Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt ( , ; ) is a town in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the surrounding Schweinfurt district (Landkreis), and a major industrial, cultural and educational hub. The urban agglomeration has 100,200 (2018) and the city's catchment area, including the Main-Rhön region and parts of South Thuringia, 759,000 inhabitants.

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Schweinfurt is a town in Bavaria, Germany, that serves as the administrative center for its surrounding district and functions as a major hub for industry, culture, and education in the region. The town itself has over 100,000 residents, with its broader area of influence extending to nearly 759,000 people across parts of Bavaria, Thuringia, and the Main-Rhön region.

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German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Skyline at night, Maininsel Conference Center, Willy-Sachs-Stadion, Marketplace with the Old Town Hall, Museum Georg Schäfer, Art Gallery
German location.image_flag: Flagge Schweinfurt.svg
German location.image_coa: DEU Schweinfurt COA.svg
German location.state: Bayern
German location.region: Lower Franconia
German location.district: Kreisfreie Stadt
German location.elevation: 226
German location.area: 35.7
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 09662000
German location.postal_code: 97421–97424
German location.area_code

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Contents

History
Pre-BCE History
8th–13th centuries
13th–15th centuries
16th–18th centuries
18th–20th centuries
World War II
U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt
Reconstruction and postwar period
The era Grieser 1992–2010
Present
Geography
Location
New centrality
Viticulture
Districts
Demographics
Economy
Notable companies
Communal facilities
Transport
Air
Culture and architecture
Cityscape
Main sights
Music
Festivals
Schweinfurt Volksfest
Politics
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Public Service and commerce
The Arts
Sport
Climate
Notes
References
External links
Videos

Schweinfurt was first documented in 791 and is one of the oldest cities in Bavaria. Around 1000 the Margraves of Schweinfurt controlled large parts of northern Bavaria. From the 12th century until 1802 Schweinfurt was a Free imperial city within the Holy Roman Empire; around 1700 it became a centre of humanist activity, and in 1770 the city's 250-year industrial history began.