Schwabach 1096499 216578381 2008-06-02T08:01:06Z Broadbot 3410049 robot Adding: [[da:Schwabach]] {{dablink|For other uses see [[Schwabach (disambiguation)]].}} {{Infobox German Location |Art = Stadt |Wappen = Wappen Schwabach.png |lat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 19 |lat_sec = 45 |lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 1 |lon_sec = 15 |Lageplan = |Bundesland = Bayern |Regierungsbezirk = Mittelfranken |Landkreis = Kreisfreie Stadt |Höhe = 326 |Fläche = 40.71 |Einwohner = 38791 |Stand = 2005-12-31 |PLZ = 91101–91126 |PLZ-alt = 8540 |Vorwahl = 09122, 0911 |Kfz = SC |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 5 65 000 |LOCODE = DE SWB |Adresse = Königsplatz 1<br />91126 Schwabach |Website = [http://www.schwabach.de/ www.schwabach.de] |Bürgermeister = Matthias Thürauf |Bürgermeistertitel= Oberbürgermeister |Partei = CSU }} '''Schwabach''' is a [[Germany|German]] city of about 40,000 inhabitants near [[Nuremberg]], in the center of the region of [[Franconia]] in the North of [[Bavaria]]. The city is an autonomous administrative district (''kreisfreie Stadt''). Schwabach is also the name of a river which runs through the city prior joining the [[Rednitz]]. Schwabach is famous for its crafts made of [[gold]], and particularly [[metal leaf|gold foil]]. In 2004, Schwabach celebrated this tradition with an anniversary festival marking "500 years gold foil in Schwabach". Around the year 1500 a local typesetter developed the "Schwabacher" font. This font was used for printing the first bible in German translation, which had been worked out by [[Martin Luther]]. Schwabach is also the birthplace of composer [[Adolf von Henselt]], the botanist [[Johann Gottfried Zinn]], the biologist [[Ralf Baumeister]] and one of the developers of [[mp3]], [[Bernhard Grill]]. ==Etmology== The name derives from the old [[Franconia]]n name ''Suapaha'' (later ''Suabaha'', then ''Villa Suabach'') which translates as "Schwaben-Bach" in modern [[German language|German]], which means "[[Swabia]]n [[stream]]", the first part of the name was given by the Franconians who came to the area about a millenea after the [[Hallstatt culture]] to the people living on the banks of that stream, which were perceived as "[[Swabia]]ns" by them, while the second part of the name is a reference to the stream which flows through town. ==Timeline== [[Image:Golddach fcm.jpg|thumb|left|The gold roof of the Schwabach town hall]] *750-500: [[Common Era|BCE]] Archaeological 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 church built (still in use). *1500: (ca.) Schwabacher font invented. *1528: City hall built (still in use). *1633: First needle factory established in Schwabach. *1723: Schwabach river flooded to highest point ever. Markings of the flood are still visible. *1768: The landmark ''Old [[Tilia|Linden Tree]]'' planted (still there). *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 the 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. {{Germany_districts_bavaria}} [[Category:Historic Jewish communities]] [[da:Schwabach]] [[de:Schwabach]] [[et:Schwabach]] [[eo:Schwabach]] [[fr:Schwabach]] [[id:Schwabach]] [[it:Schwabach]] [[nl:Schwabach]] [[no:Schwabach]] [[pl:Schwabach]] [[pt:Schwabach]] [[ro:Schwabach]] [[ru:Швабах]] [[fi:Schwabach]] [[vo:Schwabach]] [[zh:施瓦巴赫]]