SCHWANDORF (DISTRICT)


'Schwandorf' is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the east part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Cham, Regensburg, Neumarkt, Amberg-Sulzbach, Neustadt (Waldnaab), and the Czech Plzen Region.

Contents
Geography
History
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links

Geography


The main rivers of the district are the Naab and the Regen.

History


The district was created in 1972 by merging the previous districts Burglengenfeld, Oberviechtach, Nabburg, Neunburg vorm Wald, and the previously district-free city Schwandorf.

Coat of arms


The coat of arms shows the lion of the Palatinate to the left. The tower in the right half symbolizes the many fortresses and castles in the district. The wavy line and the mill wheel in the bottom stand for the many rivers and the water mills in the district.

Towns and municipalities


TownsMarktVerwaltungsgemeinschaftenMunicipalities
#Burglengenfeld#Maxhütte-Haidhof#Nabburg¹#Neunburg vorm Wald¹#Nittenau#Oberviechtach#Pfreimd¹#Schönsee¹#Schwandorf#Teublitz#Bruck in der Oberpfalz#Neukirchen-Balbini¹#Schwarzenfeld¹#Schwarzhofen¹#Wernberg-Köblitz#Winklarn¹#Nabburg#Neunburg vorm Wald#Oberviechtach#Pfreimd#Schönsee#Schwarzenfeld#Wackersdorf#Altendorf#Bodenwöhr#Dieterskirchen#Fensterbach#Gleiritsch#Guteneck#Niedermurach#Schmidgaden#Schwarzach bei Nabburg#Stadlern#Steinberg am See#Stulln#Teunz#Thanstein#Trausnitz#Wackersdorf#Weiding
¹ administrated within a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft

External links



★ Official website (German)

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