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Basic Information
State:	Bavaria
District:	Franconia
Area:	40.8 km²
Population:	38,586 (in 2003)
Density:	946 people per km²
Elevation:	339 meters.
Postal codes:	91108 - 91126
Area code:	09122
Geographic Location:	49°20′ N 11°02′ E
Official Website:	www.schwabach.de

Schwabach is a German city of about 40,000 inhabitants near Nuremberg in the middle of the Franconia district of Bavaria. The city is an autonomous administrative district (kreisfreie Stadt). Schwabach is also the name of a river which flows past the city and then joins the Rednitz. http://de. ... Image File history File links Credit: Arne Klempert & Thomas Mack License: LGPL Source: http://www. ... With an area of 70,553 kmÂ² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The Franconian Rake is the symbol and unofficial coat of arms of Franconia, also appearing in emblems of many Franconian cities Franconia (German, Franken), an historic region in Germany, now forms three administrative districts of the state of Bavaria: Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken). ... Nuremberg coat of arms Location of Nuremberg Nuremberg (German: NÃ¼rnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... The Franconian Rake is the symbol and unofficial coat of arms of Franconia, also appearing in emblems of many Franconian cities Franconia (German, Franken), an historic region in Germany, now forms three administrative districts of the state of Bavaria: Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken). ... With an area of 70,553 kmÂ² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...

Schwabach is famous for its crafts made of gold, and particularly gold foil. In 2004, Schwabach celebrated this tradition with an anniversary festival marking "500 years gold foil in Schwabach". In around 1500 a Schwabacher typesetter developed the "Schwabacher" font in which, for example, Luther's Bible translation was printed. General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Martin Luther (originally Martin Luder or Martinus Luther) (November 10, 1483â€“February 18, 1546) was a German theologian and an Augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines of Lutheran, Protestant and other Christian traditions (a broad movement composed of many congregations and church bodies). ...

Timeline

750-500 BCE Archeological evidence of settlement.
600-700 Name Schwabach first used to refer to the settlement and the river.
1346 City wall built.
1371 Municipal law established.
1469 Town chuch built (still extant).
1500 (ca.) Schwabacher font invented.
1528 City hall built (still extant).
1633 Needle factory established in Schwabach.
1723 Schwabach River flooded to highest point ever. Markings of the flood still visible.
1768 The landmark Old Linden Tree planted (still extant).
1792 Schwabach became part of Prussia.
1797 Goethe stayed overnight in Schwabach.
1806 Schwabach became part of Bavaria.
1849 Railway station built.
1941 Schwabach bombed in World War II
1945 American military base established in Schwabach.
1953 City coat-of-arms introduced.
1972 Schwabach became an autonomous administrative district.
1975 Partner-city relationship with Les Sables d'Olonne established.
1980 Schwabach receives those to European Union prize for cultural heritage.
1992 US Army to be withdrawn from Schwabach and surrounding areas.
2004 500-year anniversary celebration of the gold foil industry.

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Kitzingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Kronach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Kulmbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Landsberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... There is also a Landshut in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland, see Landshut, Switzerland Landshut is a city in Bavaria, Germany, the capital of the Niederbayern region. ... Landshut is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Lichtenfels is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Lindau is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Main-Spessart is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Memmingen is a town in the Bavarian administrative region Swabia in Germany. ... Miesbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Miltenberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... MÃ¼hldorf is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: MÃ¼nchen (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... Munich (German München) is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Neuburg-Schrobenhausen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Neumarkt is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Neustadt (Waldnaab) is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Neu-Ulm is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Nuremberg coat of arms Location of Nuremberg Nuremberg (German: NÃ¼rnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... NÃ¼rnberger Land is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... OberallgÃ¤u is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... OstallgÃ¤u is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Old Town of Passau Passau is a town in Niederbayern, Eastern Bavaria, Germany, known also as DreiflÃ¼ssestadt (the City of three rivers), because the Danube River is joined there by the Inn River from the South, and the Ilz River coming out of the Bavarian Forest to the North. ... Passau is a district (Kreis) in the southeast of Bavaria. ... Pfaffenhofen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Regen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Regensburg (English formerly Ratisbon, Latin Ratisbona, Czech Å˜ezno) is a city (population 146,824 in 2002) in Bavaria, south-east Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. ... Regensburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... RhÃ¶n-Grabfeld is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria (Germany) on the river Inn. ... Rosenheim is a Kreis (district) in the south of Bavaria, Germany. ... Roth is a district in Bavaria, Germany. ... Rottal-Inn is a Kreis (district) in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. ... Schwandorf is a Kreis (district) in the east part of Bavaria, Germany. ... Schweinfurt is a city in the Unterfranken region of Bavaria in Germany. ... Schweinfurt is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. ... 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Wunsiedel is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. ... WÃ¼rzburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. ... WÃ¼rzburg is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. ...

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Schwabach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (281 words)
	Schwabach is a German city of about 40,000 inhabitants near Nuremberg, in the center of the region of Franconia in the North of Bavaria.
	Schwabach is also the name of a river which runs through the city before it joins the Rednitz.
	Schwabach is also the birthplace of composer Adolf von Henselt, the botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn, the biologist Ralf Baumeister and one of the founder of the mp3: Bernhard Grill.

© Case-study 4: The Reformation in Schwabach (3255 words)
	Schwabach was a territorial town (Landstadt) in Southern Germany, subject to the margraves of the former German principality of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
	The Schwabach officials were not implicated in the conflict, but their letters of defence made it clear that Linck was completely isolated in the parish.
	The placement of the common chest in the Schwabach church (where the chest for Indulgences used to stand) was considered a testimonial to the strength of evangelical convictions in the town.

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