Schwandorf Explained

Schwandorf
Type:	Stadt
Image Coa:	DEU Schwandorf COA.svg
Coordinates:	49.3283°N 12.11°W
Image Plan:	Schwandorf in SAD.svg
State:	Bayern
Region:	Oberpfalz
District:	Schwandorf
Elevation:	366
Area:	123.76
Postal Code:	92421
Area Code:	0 94 31
Licence:	SAD
Gemeindeschlüssel:	09 3 76 161
Website:	www.schwandorf.de
Mayor:	Andreas Feller^[1]
Leader Term:	2020 - 26
Bürgermeistertitel:	Oberbürgermeister
Party:	CSU

Schwandorf is a town on the river Naab in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, which is the seat of the Schwandorf district.

Sights

• Catholic parish church of St. Jakob
• Kreuzberg Church: Catholic parish, monastic and pilgrimage church of Mary Help of Christians on the Kreuzberg

Politics

Schwandorf (electoral district)

Sports

The towns association football club, 1. FC Schwandorf, experienced its greatest success in the late 1950s and 1960 when it spent thirteen seasons in the third division Bayernliga.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Schwandorf is twinned with:^[2]

• Libourne, France
• Sokolov, Czech Republic

Schwandorf also has friendly relations with Karamürsel in Turkey.^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden
2. Web site: Städtepartnerschaften, -patenschaften und -freundschaften. Schwandorf. de. 2023-08-08.