Schwabach is a German city of about 40,000 inhabitants near Nuremberg in the middle of the Franconia district of Bavaria. The city is an autonomous administrative district (kreisfreie Stadt). Schwabach is also the name of a river which flows past the city and then joins the Rednitz .

Schwabach is famous for its crafts made of gold, and particularly gold foil . In 2004, Schwabach celebrated this tradition with an anniversary festival marking "500 years gold foil in Schwabach". In around 1500 a Schwabacher typesetter developed the "Schwabacher" font in which, for example, Luther's Bible translation was printed.

Timeline

• 750-500 BCE Archeological evidence of settlement.
• 600-700 Name Schwabach first used to refer to the settlement and the river.
• 1346 City wall built.
• 1371 Municipal law established.
• 1469 Town chuch built (still extant).
• 1500 (ca.) Schwabacher font invented.
• 1528 City hall built (still extant).
• 1633 Needle factory established in Schwabach.
• 1723 Schwabach River flooded to highest point ever. Markings of the flood still visible.
• 1768 The landmark Old Linden Tree planted (still extant).
• 1792 Schwabach became part of Prussia.
• 1797 Goethe stayed overnight in Schwabach.
• 1806 Schwabach became part of Bavaria.
• 1849 Railway station built.
• 1941 Schwabach bombed in World War II
• 1945 American military base established in Schwabach.
• 1953 City coat-of-arms introduced.
• 1972 Schwabach became an autonomous administrative district.
• 1975 Partner-city relationship with Les Sables d'Olonne established.
• 1980 Schwabach receives those to European Union prize for cultural heritage.
• 2004 500-year anniversary celebration of the gold foil industry.