Schweinfurt, Germany
Schweinfurt is a town of 54,012 people in Bavaria, Germany, founded in 1254.
Why visit Schweinfurt
Townapedia lists 40 museums and landmarks, 58 parks and trails, 249 places to eat, 19 places to stay and 14 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Filmwelt Schweinfurt, Weltbio, Museum Georg Schäfer and Deutsches Bunkermuseum.
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About Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt ( SHVYNE-foort, German: [ˈʃvaɪnfʊʁt] ; lit. 'Swine Ford') is a city in the district of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the surrounding district (Landkreis) of Schweinfurt and a major industrial, cultural and educational hub. The urban agglomeration has 100,200 (2018) and the city's catchment area, including the Main-Rhön region and parts of South Thuringia, 759,000 inhabitants.
From the Wikipedia article Schweinfurt (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Schweinfurt on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do14
Filmwelt Schweinfurt
Cinema and theater · 1.0 km
3 Am Oberen Marienbach, Schweinfurt
PH,Mo-Su 13:45-18:00+
Selbstbedienungsgarage Siebenäckerhof
Farm and orchard · 3.6 km
19 Hellmuthstraße, Niederwerrn
Mo-Su 08:00-20:00
Selbstbedienungsladen Eva’s Paradies
Farm and orchard · 3.9 km
2 Gademannstraße, Niederwerrn
Mo-Su 08:00-20:00
2 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks40
Museum Georg Schäfer
Museum · 1.2 km
Öffentliche Führung Sa+So 14:00; Jeden 1. Dienstag im Monat freier Eintritt
20 Brückenstraße, Schweinfurt
Mo off; Tu 10:00-20:00; We-Su 10:00-17:00
Deutsches Bunkermuseum
Museum · 2.3 km
73 Ernst-Sachs-Straße, Schweinfurt
"nur nach vorheriger Buchung"
Hafenkran
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
Alter Kran, Eisenkran, von I. W. Spaeth Dutzenteich
Museum Gunnar-Wester-Haus
Museum · 0.9 km
5 Martin-Luther-Platz, Schweinfurt
Fr-Su 14:00-17:00; Sa-Su 10:00-13:00
Walzenwehr
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
Erstes Walzenwehr der Welt (nach dem Prototyp am Saumain von 1902), von M.A.N,
Industriemuseum Schweinfurt
Museum · 1.3 km
1 Gutermann-Promenade, Schweinfurt
Apr-Oct Sa[2,4] 14:00-17:00
Burgruine Wiesenburg
Monument and historic site · 3.7 km
Only One Tower is Left
Rückert-Denkmal
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
Anlage mit Brunnenbecken, allegorischen Figuren und monumentaler Darstellung des Dichters Friedrich Rückert auf Postament
Zeughaus
Monument and historic site · 0.7 km
2 Am Zeughaus, Schweinfurt
28 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds58
Schillerstraße
Playground · 3.0 km
Zufahrt zwischen Haus Nr. 24 und 26
Mo-Su 08:00-21:00
Flachsleite
Playground · 2.6 km
Mar Su[-1] - Oct Su[-1] 08:00-20:00; Oct Su[-1] - Mar Su[-1] 08:00-17:00
46 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes249
Alte Warte
Restaurant · Regional · 1.3 km
15 An der Pfanne, Schweinfurt
Tu-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 10:00-23:00
Waldgaststätte Schießhaus
Bar and pub · German · 3.7 km
An der Oberen Haardt, Schweinfurt
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
An Restaurant
Restaurant · Asian, Vietnamese · 2.5 km
2 Schwebheimer Straße, Sennfeld
Tu-Su 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:00
Asia World
Restaurant · Chinese · 1.8 km
31 Rudolf-Diesel-Straße, Schweinfurt
We-Mo 11:30-14:20, 17:30-21:30; PH 11:30-14:20
Bombay
Restaurant · Pizza, Indian · 2.4 km
83 Ernst-Sachs-Straße, Schweinfurt
Mo-Fr 10:00-14:00,17:00-23:00; Sa 16:00-23:00; Su 12:00-23:00
EssenzWerk
Restaurant · Greek · 1.8 km
1 Sennfelder Bahnhof, Schweinfurt
Mo off; Tu-Su 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:00;PH off
Hockey-Club
Restaurant · Greek, German · 3.0 km
6 Albin-Kitzinger-Straße, Schweinfurt
Mo-Su 11:30-23:00; Tu off
Hombre
Restaurant · Mexican · 1.2 km
30 Rückertstraße, Schweinfurt
Mo-Su,PH 17:00+
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Keine Ahnung
Restaurant · German · 2.6 km
3 Am Tännig, Sennfeld
Tu-Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-21:00
Kugelmühle
Restaurant · French, Mediterranean, Regional · 1.2 km
30 Georg-Schäfer-Straße, Schweinfurt
Mo-Fr 11:00-14:30,17:00-23:00
237 more on the map.
Where to stay19
Churches and places of worship40
Freikirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten Schweinfurt
Church · Seventh Day Adventist
20 1/2 Roßbrunnstraße, Schweinfurt
Shopping63
Gas and EV charging24
Schools, colleges and libraries45
Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Abteilung Schweinfurt
School · 1.0 km
11 Ignaz-Schön-Straße, Schweinfurt
Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Abteilung Schweinfurt, Campus II
School
2 Konrad-Geiger-Straße, Schweinfurt
Evang.-Luth. Fachakademie für Sozialpädagogik
School · Lutheran · 2.2 km
34 Geschwister-Scholl-Straße, Schweinfurt
Healthcare23
Apotheke Gartenstadt
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.0 km
56 Fritz-Soldmann-Straße, Schweinfurt
Map of Schweinfurt
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sonderlandeplatz Kitzingen (KZG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 34 km away.
- Werneck 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Würzburg 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Veitshöchheim 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Bad Staffelstein 56 km east, about 56 min by car
- Wertheim 60 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Tauberbischofsheim 62 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Steinau an der Straße 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Lauda-Königshofen 65 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Bad Mergentheim 70 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Erlangen 76 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Blick von der Aussichtsterasse Bismarckhöhe über die Mauer zur Villa, Stephan van Helden, CC BY-SA 4.0
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