Swabia (Government Region)
Swabia (Government Region) (German: Schwaben, Bavarian: Schwobm, Swabian: Schwaabe) or known as Bavarian Swabia (German: Bayerischer-Schwaben, Bavarian: Boarischa-Schwobm, Swabian: Bayrischa-Schwaabe) is one of the seven Regierungsbezirke of Bavaria, Germany. It is in southwest Bavaria.
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Schwaben | |
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 Map of Bavaria highlighting Swabia | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Region seat | Augsburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,993.97 km2 (3,858.69 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,857,991 |
| • Density | 185.91120/km2 (481.5078/sq mi) |
| Website | Schwaben |
There are 3 regions (Planungsregionen) in Swabia with the following rural districts and district-free towns/cities:
Allgäu: rural districts: Lindau, Oberallgäu and Ostallgäu; district-free towns: Kaufbeuren and Kempten;
Augsburg: rural districts: Aichach-Friedberg, Augsburg, Dillingen and Donau-Ries and the district-free city Augsburg;
Donau-Iller: in Bavaria: rural districts: Günzburg, Neu-Ulm and Unterallgäu and the district-free town Memmingen; in Baden-Württemberg: rural districts: Alb-Donau and Biberach and the district-free city Ulm;
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Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns) |
Natural regions |
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* Part of the Swabian Keuper Land
Population
Historical Population of Swabia:
- 1939: 934,311
- 1950: 1,293,734
- 1961: 1,340,217
- 1970: 1,467,454
- 1987: 1,546,504
- 2002: 1,776,465
- 2005: 1,788,919
- 2006: 1,786,764
References
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
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Other websites
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