Schorndorf

Schorndorf
Town hall on the Markt Square
Town hall on the Markt Square
Flag of Schorndorf
Coat of arms of Schorndorf
Location of Schorndorf within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
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Location of Schorndorf
Schorndorf is located in Germany
Schorndorf
Schorndorf
Schorndorf is located in Baden-Württemberg
Schorndorf
Schorndorf
Coordinates: 48°48′N 09°32′E / 48.800°N 9.533°E / 48.800; 9.533
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictRems-Murr-Kreis
SubdivisionsTown and 7 quarters
Government
 • Lord mayor (2021–29) Bernd Hornikel[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
56.83 km2 (21.94 sq mi)
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
41,647
 • Density732.8/km2 (1,898/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
73601–73614
Dialling codes07181
Vehicle registrationWN
Websitewww.schorndorf.de

Schorndorf (German pronunciation: [ˈʃɔʁnˌdɔʁf] ) is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located approximately 26 km east of Stuttgart. Its train station is the terminus of the S2 line of the Stuttgart S-Bahn.

The town is also sometimes referred to as Die Daimlerstadt (The Daimler Town in English), as it is the town in which Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900) was born.

Demographics

The numbers of inhabitants are estimates, census results (1871–1970 and 1987) or data from statistical office[3]‎ Before 1871 the results are only from the core town.

Year Number of inhabitants
1463 c. 2,000
1514 c. 3,000
1618 c. 5,000
1701 2,132
1803 3,434
1834 3,777
1849 3,617
1 December 1871 7,672
1 December 1890 8,777
1 December 1900 9,704
1 December 1910 10,884
16 June 1925 11,568
16 June 1933 12,319
Year Number of inhabitants
17 May 1939 13,186
13 September 1950 19,942
6 June 1961 26,384
27 May 1970 31,149
31 December 1975 32,918
31 December 1980 33,631
27 May 1987 35,759
31 December 1990 37,687
31 December 1995 38,005
31 December 2000 38,852
31 December 2005 39,305
31 December 2010 39,236

Mayors

  • 1819–1821: Christian Rapp (politician) (1771–1853)
  • 1821–1828: Gottlieb Friedrich von Stum (1791–1849)
  • 1828–1845: Philipp Friedrich Palm (1759–1845)
  • 1845–1866:
  • 1866–1872: Johannes Frasch
  • 1879–1903: Jakob Friz
  • 1903–1905: Heinrich Beisswanger
  • 1905–1933: Jakob Raible (1870–1949)
  • 1933–1945: Richard Beeg (1888–1945)
  • 1945: Walter Arnold (entrepreneur) (1891–1973)
  • 1945–1948: Gottlob Kamm (SPD) (1897–1973)
  • 1948–1954: Emil Hayer (1887–1977)
  • 1954–1962: Franz Illenberger (1902–1974)
  • 1962–1982: Rudolf Bayler (1917–2007)
  • 1982–1990: Reinhard Hanke (SPD) (born 1940)
  • 1990–2006: Winfried Kübler (CDU) (born 1939)
  • since 2006: Matthias Klopfer (SPD) (born 1968)

Places of interest

  • Ostlandkreuz

Twin towns – sister cities

Schorndorf is twinned with:[4]

  • United Kingdom Bury, United Kingdom (1994)
  • Italy Dueville, Italy (1998)
  • Spain Errenteria, Spain (2012)
  • Germany Kahla, Germany (1991)
  • Austria Radenthein, Austria (1966)
  • France Tulle, France (1969)
  • United States Tuscaloosa, United States (1996)
  • Ukraine Svitlovodsk, Ukraine (2023)

Notable people

Gottlieb Daimler, 1890s
  • Jakob Schegk (1511–1587), a polymath Aristotelian philosopher and academic physician.
  • Johann Schmidlap (16th-century) a Bavarian fireworks maker and rocket pioneer.
  • Josias Weitbrecht (1702–1747), an important professor of medicine and anatomy
  • Ludovike Simanowiz (1759–1827), a portrait painter in the Classical style.
  • Charles-Frédéric Reinhard (1761–1837), French statesman, writer, diplomat and politician
  • Johann Philipp Palm (1766–1806), bookseller and strong anti-French agitator.[5]
  • Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900), engineer, designer and industrialist
  • Julius Schmid (1865–1955), inventor and entrepreneur, pioneer of condom manufacturing.
  • Reinhold Maier (1889–1971), politician (FDP), 1st Minister President of the new Baden-Württemberg until 1953.
  • Gerhard Graf-Martinez (born 1952), flamenco guitarist, author and composer

Sport

  • Edmond Haan (1924–2018), French footballer
  • Kostas Konstantinidis (born 1972), Greek footballer, played 358 games and 38 for Greece
  • Ricarda Lisk (born 1981), triathlete
  • Timo Lienemann (born 1985), racing driver
  • Sven Ulreich (born 1988), footballer, played over 330 games
  • Davie Selke (born 1995), footballer, played over 260 games
  • Bernd Mayländer (born 1971), F1 Safety Car driver since 2000

References

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl 2021, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
  3. ^ Statistik Kommunal 2010
  4. ^ "Partnerstädte der Stadt Schorndorf". schorndorf.de (in German). Schorndorf. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  5. ^ "Palm, Johann Philipp" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 639.