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Swabia [nb 1] is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany. The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of Swabia , one of the German stem duchies , representing the historic settlement area of the Germanic tribe alliances named Alemanni and Suebi .
Swabia (German: Schwaben, Swabian: Schwaabe, Bavarian: Schwobm) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany. It consists of ten districts and 340 municipalities (including four cities) with Augsburg being the administrative capital. It is the only German region officially named Swabia in the principle of spatiality.
Swabia within modern Germany (shown in yellow is Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, situated at the transitional area between the Swabian, Upper Rhenish and Lake Constance dialects within Alemannic) The ethno-linguistic group of Swabians speak Swabian German , a branch of the Alemannic group of German dialects .
The region of Upper Swabia is situated in the central south of Germany consisting of the south-east of Baden-Württemberg and the south-west bavarian Swabia region and lies on the Iller-Lech Plateau, also known as the Upper Swabian Plain, one of the natural regions of Germany. The landscape of Upper Swabia was formed by retreating glaciers ...
The Duchy of Swabia was proclaimed by the Ahalolfing count palatine Erchanger in 915. He had allied himself with his Hunfriding rival Burchard II and defeated King Conrad I of Germany in a battle at Wahlwies. The most notable family to hold Swabia were the Hohenstaufen, who held it, with a brief
Swabian Maultaschen. Swabian cuisine is native to Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany comprising great parts of Württemberg and the Bavarian part of Swabia.Swabian cuisine has a reputation for being rustic, but rich and hearty.
Location of Allgäu in Germany (red) Map of the Allgäu. Grey: cities in Bavaria; red: cities in Austria; yellow: cities in Baden-Württemberg. The Allgäu (Standard German: ⓘ) or Allgovia is a region in Swabia in southern Germany. It covers the south of Bavarian Swabia, southeastern Baden-Württemberg, and parts of Austria.
The earliest reference to Rain is in a document of the monastery at Niederschönenfeld dated 4 July 1257, wherein it is described as a civitas nostra or ducal town. It is most probable that Rain was founded during the reign of Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (1248–1253) or at the latest in the reign of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (1253–1294) before 1257.