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| Bundesland: Freistaat Bayern | Bavaria |
| Regierungsbezirk: Mittelfranken | |
| Stadt: Schwabach |
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Schwabach is situated at an elevation of 326 m in the valley of the Schwabach river in Middle Franconia, 15 km south-southwest of Nuremberg, about 33 km east-northeast of Ansbach, the seat of the Bavarian administrative region of Middle Franconia, and about 138 north-northwest of Munich, the capital of Germany's state of Bavaria. The municipality has a population of about 40,700 (2025). Together with the neighbouring major cities of Nuremberg, Fürth and Erlangen, Schwabach forms one of the three metropolitan areas in Bavaria. Together with their surrounding areas, these cities make up the Nuremberg European Metropolitan Region.
Suabach was first mentioned in 1117. In 1303, it was first mentioned as a market town, and in 1375 it obtained the privileges of
a town. The 'Articles of Schwabach', written by the reformers Philipp Melanchton, along with Martin Luther and probably Justus Jonas (the Elder),
were presented here in 1529 as a confession of faith with other Wittenberg theologians. Material from this document
was later incorporated into the Augsburg Confession written by Melanchthon in 1530. In recognition of its significance
for the Reformation, Schwabach was awarded the honorary title of ‘European City of the Reformation’ by the Community of Protestant Churches in
Europe in 2015. Large parts of the town were destroyed in 1632 by Imperial troops during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). As part of the
reorganisation of Europe following the Napoleonic Wars, Schwabach, as part of the Margraviate of Ansbach, became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria
in 1806.
The 
Schöner Brunnen (‘beautiful fountain’) [left, no. 0000] in the market square was
created in 1717. It was commissioned by the ruling Margrave Wilhelm Friedrich of Brandenburg-Ansbach and features portraits of the margrave’s family.
Johann Wilhelm von Zoche was commissioned to design and construct it, whilst the sculptural work was carried out by Johann Christoph Fischer.
[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwabach;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_of_Schwabach]
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