Schwandorf

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Schwandorf
Aerial view
Coat of arms
show Location of Schwandorf within Schwandorf district
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Coordinates: 49°19′42″N 12°6′36″E / 49.32833°N 12.11000°E / 49.32833; 12.11000Coordinates: 49°19′42″N 12°6′36″E / 49.32833°N 12.11000°E / 49.32833; 12.11000
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Schwandorf
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Andreas Feller[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	123.76 km2 (47.78 sq mi)
Elevation	366 m (1,201 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	29,020
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	92421
Dialling codes	0 94 31
Vehicle registration	SAD
Website	www.schwandorf.de

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

Anti nuclear reprocessing plant Wackersdorf ex-voto in Kreuzberg Church

• 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[]

Schwandorf is twinned with:^[3]

• Libourne, France
• Sokolov, Czech Republic

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