Schmidgaden

Schmidgaden
Schmidgaden
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberpfalz
District Schwandorf
Mayor Johann Prifling
Basic statistics
Area 41.23 km2 (15.92 sq mi)
Elevation 387 m  (1270 ft)
Population 2,889 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 70 /km2 (181 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SAD
Postal code 92546
Area codes 0 94 35
Website www.schmidgaden.de

Schmidgaden is a municipality in the district of Schwandorf in Bavaria, Germany.

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Geography

Schmidgaden lies in the north of the Upper Palatinate. The municipality includes the following areas: Schmidgaden, Trisching, Wolfsbach, Rottendorf, Gösselsdorf, Littenhof

History

The first documentary reference goes back to the year 1123. Schmidgaden belonged to the bursary Amberg as well as to the district court of the Bavarian electorate. Due to the administrative reform in the Bavarian Kingdom, with the municipality edict the political municipality Schmidgaden arose. In 1972 the municipalities of Rottendorf, Trisching as well as parts of Gösselsdorf were incorporated.

Religions

While the majority of Schmidgaden is Catholic, Lutheran and a few other minorities can be found.

Towns and municipalities in Schwandorf

References

  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.