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Schorndorf 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.
Schorndorf | |
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 Town hall on the Markt Square | |
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Location of Schorndorf  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°48′N 09°32′E / 48.800°N 9.533°ECoordinates: 48°48′N 09°32′E / 48.800°N 9.533°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Rems-Murr-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | Town and 7 quarters |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2021–29) | Bernd Hornikel[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.86 km2 (21.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 39,785 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 73601–73614 |
| Dialling codes | 07181 |
| Vehicle registration | WN |
| Website | www |
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.
DemographicsEdit
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.
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MayorsEdit
- 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 interestEdit
Twin towns – sister citiesEdit
Schorndorf is twinned with:[4]
Bury, United Kingdom (1994)
Dueville, Italy (1998)
Errenteria, Spain (2012)
Kahla, Germany (1991)
Radenthein, Austria (1966)
Tulle, France (1969)
Tuscaloosa, United States (1996)
Notable peopleEdit
- Josias Weitbrecht (1702–1747), the most important anatomist of his time
- Ludovike Simanowiz (1759–1827), painter
- Karl Friedrich Reinhard (1761–1837), French statesman and writer
- Johann Philipp Palm (1766–1806), bookseller trader in Nuremberg
- Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900), engineer, designer and industrialist
- Julius Schmid (1865–1955), inventor and entrepreneur
- Reinhold Maier (1889–1971), politician (FDP)
- Edmond Haan (1924–2018), French footballer
- Gerhard Graf-Martinez (born 1952), flamenco guitarist, author and composer
- Konstantinos Konstantinidis (born 1972), Greek footballer
- Sven Ulreich (born 1988), footballer
- Viola Brand (born 1994), vice world champion in artistic cycling
- Davie Selke (born 1995), footballer
GalleryEdit
The birthplace of Gottlieb Daimler
An example of the timber-framed homes of the old town
The east side of the evangelical church
Rooftop perspective over the old town, including the hat on top of the town hall during the annual Christmas Market
Panorama of the upper Markt Square
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl 2021, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2020" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2020] (CSV). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Statistik Kommunal 2010
- ^ "Partnerstädte der Stadt Schorndorf". schorndorf.de (in German). Schorndorf. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
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