Schwabmünchen
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Location of Schwabmünchen within Augsburg district
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| Coordinates: 48°10′44″N 10°45′18″E / 48.17889°N 10.75500°ECoordinates: 48°10′44″N 10°45′18″E / 48.17889°N 10.75500°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Schwaben | |
| District | Augsburg | |
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| • Mayor | Lorenz Müller (CSU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 55.52 km2 (21.44 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 13,836 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 86826–86830 | |
| Dialling codes | 08232, 08204 | |
| Vehicle registration | A | |
| Website | www.schwabmuenchen.info | |
Schwabmünchen (Swabian: Mingkchinga) is a regional centre in Bavaria in the administrative region of Swabia south of Augsburg in the Augsburg district.
Schwabmünchen lies about 20 km south of Augsburg between Lech and Wertach on the western edge of the Lechfeld, a gravel plain. Through the city flows the river Singold. In the west, about 5 km from town in the residential area of Stauden rise the Westliche Wälder, or Western Forests.
North of Schwabmünchen, about 3 km away, lies Großaitingen. Furthermore, Schwabmünchen is surrounded by Untermeitingen to the southeast, Langerringen to the south and Hiltenfingen to the southwest, as well as, about 10 km away in the Stauden – an area of gentle wooded hills and cultivated dales – Mickhausen to the northwest.
In 1978, as a result of Bavarian municipal reform, the following communities were amalgamated into Schwabmünchen:
Schwabmünchen was first mentioned in writing in 954 as "castellum Mantahinga" in a biography of Saint Ulrich, Bishop of Augsburg. From archaeological digs in the north of the modern city have come clues of Celtic, Roman and Alamannic peoples dwelling in the area in bygone ages. In 1562, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I raised the community to market town and bestowed upon it a market town's coat of arms. In the years from 1804 to 1806, Schwabmünchen came under Bavarian rule, having formerly belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg (Augsburger Hochstift).
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