Swabia, Germany

Swabia, Germany

Swabia Germany

Swabia is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany. It forms the eastern part of the historical Duchy of Swabia. After the execution of the Swabian duke Conradin in Naples in 1268, his uncle, the Bavarian duke Louis, inherited some of Conradin’s possessions in Swabia. In 1803, during the German Mediatisation, Bavaria acquired additional eastern Swabian territories, which were merged with Palatinate-Neuburg. After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria, the state was reorganized and, in 1808, divided into 15 administrative districts (German: Regierungsbezirke), in Bavaria called Kreise. Modeled on the French départements, they were relatively even in size and population and named after their main rivers. Over the following years, territorial changes (such as the loss of Tyrol and the addition of the Palatinate) reduced the number of districts to eight. The Swabian territories were merged with Palatinate-Neuburg, and the new district was called Oberdonaukreis (Upper Danube District). In 1837, King Ludwig I of Bavaria renamed all districts after historical territorial names and local tribes, also making some border adjustments and territorial exchanges. Oberdonaukreis was then renamed Swabia. In 1945, the town of Lindau was separated by France but was reunited with the district of Swabia in 1955. In 1972, the former Swabian city of Neuburg an der Donau was reassigned to the district of Upper Bavaria.
Recommended airport
Augsburg HBF (AUB)
Nearby destinations
  • Ulm a 39.69 km
  • Augsburg a 33.03 km
  • Aalen a 47.17 km