SCHWEINFURT (DISTRICT)


'Schweinfurt' is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bad Kissingen, Rhön-Grabfeld, Haßberge, Bamberg, Kitzingen, Würzburg and Main-Spessart. The district-free city Schweinfurt is completely surrounded by the district.

Contents
Geography
History
Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links

Geography


Main rivers in the district are the Main and the Wern. It is located between several hill chains - Haßberge to the east, the Rhön in the northwest, the Spessart to the west and the Steigerwald in the southeast.

History


The area of the district became part of Bavaria in 1814.
In 1972 the previous district Gerolzhofen was merged with the district.

Coat of arms


The coat of arms shows the imperial eagle in the top part as a symbol of the former imperial city Schweinfurt. The bottom part of the coat of arms shows the symbol of the clerical state of Würzburg, which ruled a big part of the district until 1803.

Towns and municipalities


TownsVerwaltungsgemeinschaftenfree municipalities
#Gerolzhofen¹'Markt'#Oberschwarzach¹#Stadtlauringen#Werneck¹ administrated within a
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
#Gerolzhofen#Schwanfeld#Bergrheinfeld#Dingolshausen#Dittelbrunn#Donnersdorf#Euerbach#Frankenwinheim#Geldersheim#Gochsheim#Grafenrheinfeld#Grettstadt#Kolitzheim#Lülsfeld#Michelau im Steigerwald#Niederwerrn#Poppenhausen#Röthlein#Schonungen#Schwanfeld#Schwebheim#Sennfeld#Sulzheim#Üchtelhausen#Waigolshausen#Wasserlosen#Wipfeld

External links



Official website (German)

Schweinfurt-Online www.SW-ON.de Information about the city Schweinfurt and the district of Schweinfurt

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