Editing Swabia (Bavaria)

{{About|the administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) of Bavaria|the greater historical region of Germany|Swabia}}

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| seat                            = [[Augsburg]]
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| leader_name              = Barbara Schretter 
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'''Swabia''' ({{langx|de|Schwaben}}, [[Swabian German|Swabian:]] ''Schwaabe'', {{langx|bar|Schwobm}}) is one of the seven [[Regierungsbezirk|administrative regions]] of [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]. It consists of ten districts and 340 municipalities (including four cities) with [[Augsburg]] being the administrative capital. 

==Governance==
The county of Swabia is located in southwest [[Bavaria]]. It was annexed by Bavaria in 1803, is part of the historic region of [[Swabia]] and was formerly ruled by dukes of the [[House of Hohenstaufen|Hohenstaufen]] dynasty. During the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi period]], the area was separated from the rest of Bavaria to become the [[Gau Swabia]]. It was re-incorporated into Bavaria after the war.

The Regierungsbezirk is subdivided into 3 regions (''Planungsregionen''): Allgäu, Augsburg, and Donau-Iller. Donau-Iller also includes two districts and one city of [[Baden-Württemberg]].

{|
! width=33%|''Landkreise''<br>(rural districts)
! width=33%|''Kreisfreie Städte''<br>(district-free towns)
! width=33%|''Natural regions''
|- valign=top
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* [[Aichach-Friedberg]]
* [[Augsburg (district)|Augsburg]]
* [[Dillingen (district)|Dillingen]]
* [[Donau-Ries]]
* [[Günzburg (district)|Günzburg]]
* [[Lindau (district)|Lindau]]
* [[Neu-Ulm (district)|Neu-Ulm]]
* [[Oberallgäu]]
* [[Ostallgäu]]
* [[Unterallgäu]]
||
* [[Augsburg]]
* [[Kaufbeuren]]
* [[Kempten]]
* [[Memmingen]]
||
*[[Nördlinger Ries]]*
*[[Swabian Jura]]
*[[Iller-Lech Plateau]]
*[[Bavarian Alpine Foreland|Southern Alpine Foreland]]
*[[Swabian-Bavarian Pre-Alps]]
*[[Northern Limestone Alps]]
*[[Upper Swabia]]
|}
<small>* Part of the [[Swabian Keuper Land]]</small>

==Districts and district-free towns before the regional reorganization in 1972==
[[File:Regierungsbezirk Schwaben 1970.png|thumb|Swabia before the regional reorganization in 1972]]
{|
! width=33%|''Kreisfreie Städte''<br>(district-free towns)
! width=33%|''Landkreise''<br>(districts)
! width=33%|''Landkreise''<br>(districts)<br>(continuation)
|- valign=top
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* [[Augsburg]]
* [[Dillingen an der Donau]]
* [[Günzburg]]
* [[Kaufbeuren]]
* [[Kempten im Allgäu|Kempten]]
* [[Lindau (Bodensee)|Lindau]]
* [[Memmingen]]
* [[Neuburg an der Donau]]
* [[Neu-Ulm]]
* [[Nördlingen]]
||
* [[Augsburg (district)|Augsburg]]
* [[Dillingen (district)|Dillingen]]
* [[Donauwörth]]
* [[Friedberg, Bavaria|Friedberg]]
* [[Füssen]]
* [[Günzburg (district)|Günzburg]]
* [[Illertissen]]
* [[Kaufbeuren]]
* [[Kempten]]
* [[Krumbach, Swabia (district)|Krumbach]]
||
* [[Lindau (district)|Lindau]]
* [[Marktoberdorf]]
* [[Memmingen]]
* [[Mindelheim]]
* [[Neuburg an der Donau]]
* [[Neu-Ulm (district)|Neu-Ulm]]
* [[Nördlingen]]
* [[Schwabmünchen]]
* [[Sonthofen]]
* [[Wertingen]]
|}

==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
*2008: 1,787,995
*2010: 1,785,875
*2015: 1,846,020
*2019: 1,899,442

==Economy==
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was € 74.8 billion in 2018, accounting for 2.2% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was € 36,500 or 121% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 101% of the EU average.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/10474907/1-05032020-AP-EN.pdf/81807e19-e4c8-2e53-c98a-933f5bf30f58|title=Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018|website=Eurostat}}</ref>

==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]].

==Main sites==
[[File:Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau.jpg|thumbnail|[[Neuschwanstein Castle]], [[Schwangau]]]]
Major attractions include the capital [[Augsburg]]; several other old cities including [[Donauwörth]], [[Nördlingen]], [[Memmingen]], [[Mindelheim]], [[Kaufbeuren]] and [[Kempten]]; the [[Ottobeuren Abbey]] and the scenic attractions of the River [[Danube]] in the north; the [[Allgäu]] in the south; the [[Allgäu Alps]] and [[Oberstdorf]]; and the royal castles of [[Hohenschwangau]], [[Neuschwanstein]] and [[Füssen]]. With the district of [[Lindau]], Bavarian Swabia has access to [[Lake Constance]].

==Food and drink==
Swabian cuisine is down-to-earth and rather simple. Noodle products are very important.
* [[Brenntar]]
* [[Spätzle]]
* [[Maultaschen]]
* [[Bergkäse]]
* [[Schupfnudel]]
* [[Alb-Leisa]]
<gallery>
2015 0718 Käsespätzle Sölden.jpg|Cheese Spätzle
File:Musmehl.jpg|''Musmehl'', main ingredient of [[Brenntar]]
File:Schupfnudeln mit Sauerkraut.jpg|Schupfnudel with sauerkraut
</gallery>

==Notable people==
* [[Michael Bredl]] (1916–1999), a singer and collector of traditional Swabian [[Volksmusik]]
* [[Ludwig Aurbacher]] (1784–1847), famous for his stories about [[The Seven Swabians]]
* [[Ludwig Ganghofer]] (1855–1920), writer and inventor
* [[Sebastian Kneipp]] (1821–1897), inventor of Kneipp-Kur known as Water-Doctor of [[Hydrotherapy]]

==See also==
* [[Swabian Keuper-Lias Plains]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bezirk-schwaben.de/ Official website]

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