Schwebheim

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

Location of Schwebheim within Schweinfurt district

(2020–26) Volker Karb^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total8.10 km² (3.13 sq mi)Elevation

213 m (699 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,179 • Density520/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

97525

Dialling codes09723Vehicle registrationSWWebsitewww.schwebheim.de

Schwebheim is a municipality in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany. Historically important as the location of the Bibra family castle by the same name. The castle was heavily damaged during severe bombings of Schweinfurt in World War II and only partially repaired. Today, the village is fast becoming a suburb of nearby Schweinfurt.

Sons & Daughters of the Town

Ernst von Bibra (1806–1878), botanist, zoologist, metallurgist, chemist, geographer, travel writer, novelist, duellist, art collector and trailblazer in ethnopsychopharmacology
Abraham Adler (1850–1922), Economist

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).