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Würzburg Residence
A UNESCO Baroque palace with the world's largest ceiling fresco by Tiepolo, marking the start of the Romantic Road.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Bavaria, Germany · Europe
Schweinfurt sits on the route: 10 minutes from Geldersheim, 35km from Würzburg Residence.
Schweinfurt is a town located in Bavaria, Germany. With a population of 54,012, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Schweinfurt sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Schweinfurt to your route.
Schweinfurt ( SHVYNE-foort, German: [ˈʃvaɪnfʊʁt] ; lit. 'Swine Ford') is a city in the district of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the surrounding district (Landkreis) of Schweinfurt and a major industrial, cultural and educational hub. The urban agglomeration has 100,200 (2018)Read more
and the city's catchment area, including the Main-Rhön region and parts of South Thuringia, 759,000 inhabitants.
Schweinfurt was first documented in 791 and is one of the oldest cities in Bavaria. Around 1000 the Margraves of Schweinfurt controlled large parts of northern Bavaria. From the 12th century until 1802 Schweinfurt was a Free imperial city within the Holy Roman Empire; around 1700 it became a centre of humanist activity, and in 1770 the city's 250-year industrial history began.
During World War II, the Americans suffered their biggest air defeat over Schweinfurt in the Second Raid on Schweinfurt (Black Thursday). On 11 April 1945, the US Army invaded the city. During the Cold War, the 1945 founded USAG Schweinfurt had the highest concentration of US combat units in the Federal Republic of Germany. In the northwest of Schweinfurt, an American town emerged, with a complete civil infrastructure including all kinds of shops for 12,000 Americans, soldiers and civilians. Until the withdrawal of the US Army at Schweinfurt in 2014, a total of about 100,000 US soldiers were stationed in the town.
Following German Reunification in 1990, Schweinfurt has become an important traffic hub in the centre of Germany. It has the highest employment density (2015) and the third highest gross domestic product per inhabitant of Germany (2014). The world's largest bearing group SKF, the second largest Schaeffler, the second largest automotive supplier in the world ZF Friedrichshafen and the DAX group Fresenius Medical Care have their largest plants in Schweinfurt.
Some important inventions have their origin in Schweinfurt: the pedal bike by Philipp Moritz Fischer (1853) as well as the freewheel (1889) and the coaster brake (1903) by Ernst Sachs. In 1652, the oldest permanently existing natural-scientific academy in the world was founded in Schweinfurt, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
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Schweinfurt is located in Bavaria, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 50.0494 latitude, 10.2218 longitude.
Schweinfurt has a population of approximately 54,012 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany2 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
A UNESCO Baroque palace with the world's largest ceiling fresco by Tiepolo, marking the start of the Romantic Road.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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A UNESCO World Heritage city built on seven hills, known for its medieval architecture, Rauchbier, and the iconic old town hall on a bridge.
51 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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