Schmidgaden
Municipality
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Location of Schmidgaden within Schwandorf district
Location of Schmidgaden
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Coordinates: 49°25′N 12°5′E / 49.417°N 12.083°E / 49.417; 12.083
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Schwandorf
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Josef Deichl[1]
Area
• Total	41.23 km2 (15.92 sq mi)
Elevation	387 m (1,270 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,128
• Density	75.87/km2 (196.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	92546
Dialling codes	0 94 35
Vehicle registration	SAD
Website	www.schmidgaden.de

Schmidgaden is a municipality in the district of Schwandorf in Bavaria, Germany.

Schmidgaden lies in the north of the Upper Palatinate. The municipality includes the following areas: Schmidgaden, Trisching, Wolfsbach, Rottendorf, Gösselsdorf, Littenhof

The first documentary reference goes back to the year 1123. Schmidgaden belonged to the bursary Amberg as well as to the district court of the Bavarian electorate. Due to the administrative reform in the Bavarian Kingdom, with the municipality edict the political municipality Schmidgaden arose. In 1972 the municipalities of Rottendorf, Trisching as well as parts of Gösselsdorf were incorporated.

While the majority of Schmidgaden is Catholic, Lutheran and a few other minorities can be found.

• Official website (German)