Online Encyclopedia
Schweinfurt
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| Basic data | |
| State: | Bavaria |
| Regierungsbezirk: | Unterfranken |
| District: | urban district |
| Area: | 35,63 km² |
| Inhibitants: | 54.670 (31.12.2002) |
| Density of Inhibitants: | 1534 People/km² |
| Postal code: | 97421 |
| Phone Prefix : | 09721 |
| Location: | 50° 03' North 10° 14' East |
| License plate code: | SW |
| Official municipality code : | 09 6 62 000 |
| Address of Administration: | Markt 1 97421 Schweinfurt |
| Website: | www.schweinfurt.de http://www.schweinfurt.de/ |
| Politics | |
| Mayor: | Gudrun Grieser (CSU) |
Schweinfurt is a city in the Unterfranken region of Bavaria in Germany.
A famous native of Schweinfurt is Friedrich Rückert, a notable poet and translator. The Museum Georg Schäfer, founded by Georg Schäfer , shows among others important pieces of Altdeutschen Malerei .
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Economy
Schweinfurt is known for its metal industry, especially ball-bearing plants and bicycle manufacturing. (See also FAG Kugelfischer , ZF Sachs AG and SKF). The pigment Schweinfurter Green , which is extremely toxic, was manufactured here. In World War II, Schweinfurt's ball-bearing plants were targets of at least two major B-17 daylight bombing raids by the United States Army Air Force.
Communal facilities
swimming pool, swimming hall, library, school of music, Fachhochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt
Information
- City map http://www.speedmap-schweinfurt.de/
- Events http://www.schweinfurt.info/databases/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen.php4
History
In World War II, Schweinfurt was the target of a series of strategic bombing raids by the United States Army Air Force.
Population
Historical Population of Schweinfurt: 1939: 49,302 1950: 46,128 1961: 56,923 1970: 58,446 1987: 51,962 2002: 54,670
External links
- Stadt Schweinfurt http://www.schweinfurt.de/
- Museum Georg Schäfer http://www.museumgeorgschaefer.de/
