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
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| Official municipality code: | 09 6 62 000 |
| Address of Administration: | Markt 1 97421 Schweinfurt |
| Website: | 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.
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.
External links
- Stadt Schweinfurt (http://www.schweinfurt.de/)
- Museum Georg Schäfer (http://www.museumgeorgschaefer.de/)
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