Swabia (Bavaria)

Swabia is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.GeographyThe district of Swabia is located in southwest Bavaria. It was annexed by Bavaria in 1803, is part of the historic region of Swabia and was formerly ruled by dukes of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. During the Nazi period, the area was separated from the rest of Bavaria to become the Gau Swabia. It was re-incorporated into Bavaria after the war.The Regierungsbezirk is subdivided into 3 regions (Planungsregionen): Allgäu, Augsburg, and Donau-Iller. Donau-Iller also includes two districts and one city of Baden-Württemberg. Part of the Swabian Keuper LandPopulationHistorical population of Swabia: 1939: 934,3111950: 1,293,7341961: 1,340,2171970: 1,467,4541987: 1,546,5042002: 1,776,4652005: 1,788,9192006: 1,786,7642008: 1,787,9952010: 1,785,875HistoryThe Bavarian administrative region of Swabia is the eastern part of the 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, with the German Mediatisation, Bavaria acquired the further East Swabian territories, which were merged with Palatinate-Neuburg.