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SCHWEINFURT
- GERMANY
Schweinfurt is a city in the Unterfranken
region of Bavaria in Germany.
A famous native of Schweinfurt is Friedrich Rückert, a notable poet and
translator. The Museum Georg Schäfer, founded by Georg Schäfer, shows among
others important pieces of Altdeutschen Malerei.
Economy
Schweinfurt is known for its metal industry, especially ball-bearing plants
and bicycle manufacturing. (See also FAG Kugelfischer, ZF Sachs AG and SKF).
The pigment Schweinfurter Green, which is extremely toxic, was manufactured
here. In World War II, Schweinfurt's ball-bearing plants were targets of at
least two major B-17 daylight bombing raids by the United States Army Air
Force.
History
In World War II, Schweinfurt was the target of a series of strategic bombing
raids by the United States Army Air Force.
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