Schwadorf

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Schwadorf
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Wien-Umgebung
Mayor	Richard Gebert (SPÖ)
Basic statistics
Area	11.37 km² (4.4 sq mi)
Elevation	163 m  (535 ft)
Population	1,860  (31/12/2005)
- Density	164 /km² (424 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WU
Postal code	2432
Area code	02230
Website	www.schwadorf.gv.at Coordinates: 48°04′00″N 16°35′00″E / 48.066667, 16.583333

Schwadorf is an Austrian market town in the Wien-Umgebung district. It sits on the banks of the River Fischa, fifteen miles (25 km) south-east of Vienna. As of July 2006, it has a population of 1,692.

The town is located in a seismic area above a fault line. The "Schwadorf Dome" has been subject to minor earthquakes on occasion, the last one of significance occurring on October 8, 1927.

The town's football team, SK Schwadorf, was formed on May 31, 1936 (as ASK Schwadorf). They hosted English giants Arsenal in a friendly in July 2006.^[1]

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