Schwaig bei Nürnberg (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvaɪk baɪ ˈnʏʁnbɛʁk], lit. ‘Schwaig near Nuremberg‘) is a municipality that is located within the district of Nürnberger Land of Bavaria in Germany.
In 1979, the municipalities of Schwaig and Behringersdorf were merged to form the current municipality.[3] Behringersdorf has a railway station on the Nuremberg–Cheb railway.
Notable people
- Hans-Johann Färber (born 1947), Olympic rower[4]
- Oliver Zeidler (born 1996), rower[5]
- Volker Roemheld (1941 – 2013), agricultural scientist
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ “Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022” [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
- ^ Heyl, Stephanie. “Gemeinde Schwaig b.Nürnberg”. Haus der Bayrischen Geschichte. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
Schwaig b. Nürnberg führt seit 1960 den Namenszusatz ‘bei Nürnberg’ und besteht seit 1976 aus den ehemals selbstständigen Gemeinden Schwaig und Behringersdorf.
- ^ Hellemann, Pia (7 February 2018). “Erdings Olympia-Held fiebert mit” [Erding’s Olympic hero is engrossed]. Münchner Merkur (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ “Die doppelte Zeidler-Show” [The double Zeidler-show]. Münchner Merkur (in German). 6 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2018.