Schmidgaden

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Schmidgaden within Schwandorf district

(2020–26) Josef Deichl^[1]Area

• Total41.23 km² (15.92 sq mi)Elevation

387 m (1,270 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,062 • Density74/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

92546

Dialling codes0 94 35Vehicle registrationSADWebsitewww.schmidgaden.de

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

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.

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).