Editing Swabia (Bavaria) (section)

==History==
[[Image:Augsburg Fronhof Alter Bischofssitz.jpg|thumb|right|Regierung von Schwaben - Superior administration of Swabia (former Fürstbischöfliche Residenz) in Augsburg]]
The Bavarian administrative region of Swabia is the eastern part of the [[Duchy of Swabia]]. After the execution of the Swabian duke [[Conradin]] in [[Naples]] in 1268, his uncle, the Bavarian duke [[Louis II, Duke of Bavaria|Louis]], inherited some of Conradin's possessions in Swabia. In 1803, with the [[German Mediatisation]], Bavaria acquired the further East Swabian territories, which were merged with [[Palatinate-Neuburg]].

After the founding of the [[Kingdom of Bavaria]], the state was totally reorganised and, in 1808, divided into 15 administrative districts ({{langx|de|[[Regierungsbezirk]]e|link=no}}), in Bavaria called {{lang|de|Kreise}}. They were created in the fashion of the [[Departments of France|French departements]], quite even in size and population, and named after their main rivers. 

In the following years, due to territorial changes (e.g. the loss of [[County of Tyrol|Tyrol]], the addition of the [[Palatinate (region)|Palatinate]]), the number of districts was reduced to 8. The Swabian territories were merged with [[Palatinate-Neuburg]] and the new district was called {{lang|de|[[Oberdonaukreis]]}} (Upper Danube District). In 1837, king [[Ludwig I of Bavaria]] renamed all the districts after historical territorial names and tribes of the area. This also involved some border changes or territorial swaps. Thus the name {{lang|de|Oberdonaukreis}} changed to Swabia.

In 1945, the town of [[Lindau]] was detached from Bavaria by France, but it was reunited with the district of Swabia in 1955. In 1972, the former Swabian city [[Neuburg an der Donau]] was reunited with the district of [[Upper Bavaria]].