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Schwabach

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Schwabach

Total population

40,428

Air quality index

46Good
Elevation326 m
Land area40.8 km²
Coordinates49.33°, 11.02°

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City facts

Elevation
326 m
Area
40.8 km²
head of government
Peter Reiss
Official website
www.schwabach.de

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Schwabach is a German city of about 40,000 inhabitants near Nuremberg in the centre of the region of Franconia in the north of Bavaria. Together with the neighboring cities of Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen, Schwabach forms one of the three metropolitan areas in Bavaria. The city is an autonomous administrative district. Schwabach is also the name of the river which runs through the city prior to joining the Rednitz.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
49.3291
Longitude
11.0208
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
46
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
116
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
89,196
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,807
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,490
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,397
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,349
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,024
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,738
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,629
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,482

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
2.5
Largest event
2002-08-22

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bayern

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.14
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,145

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
811
Avg daily Wikipedia views
27
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Schwabach

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Schwabach, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
09565000
Population (Wikidata)
41,380
Wikidata
Q14889

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Open Library
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439