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Schweinfurt
Coat of arms of Schweinfurt
Coordinates 50°3′0″N 10°14′0″E / 50.05°N 10.233333°E / 50.05; 10.233333
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Franconia
District Urban district
Lord Mayor Gudrun Grieser (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 35.71 km2 (13.79 sq mi)
Elevation 202-343 m
Population 53,970  (31 December 2006)
 - Density 1,511 /km2 (3,914 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SW
Postal codes 97401–97424
Area code 09721
Website www.schweinfurt.de
Imperial City of Schweinfurt

Reichsstadt Schweinfurt
1254–1803
Status Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital Schweinfurt
Government Republic
Historical era Middle Ages
• Founded
 before 791
• Gained Reichsfreiheit
 1254
• Joined Swabian League
 1386
• Joined Franconian Circle
 1500
• Mediatised to Bavaria
 1803
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Image missing March of the Nordgau
Electorate of Bavaria

Schweinfurt is a city in Franconia. The population is about 50,000. Larger, nearby cities are Würzburg and Bamberg

Images for kids

  • Friedrich Rueckert (Carl Barth)

    Friedrich Rückert

  • WWII Schweinfurt Raid

    A USAAF raid on ball-bearing works in Schweinfurt in 1943

  • SKF building Schweinfurt 2012

    The SKF building, a widely visible symbol for the ball bearing production in Schweinfurt

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    Schweinfurt town hall

  • Schweinfurt-city-walls

    City walls near St. Salvador Church



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