Schorndorf
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Schorndorf | |
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Location of Schorndorf within Rems-Murr-Kreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 40,204 |
• Density | 710/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 |
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.
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
[edit]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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Mayors
[edit]- 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
[edit]Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]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)
Svitlovodsk, Ukraine (2023)
Notable people
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- 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
[edit]- 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
Gallery
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The birthplace of Gottlieb Daimler
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An example of the timber-framed homes of the old town
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The east side of the evangelical church
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Rooftop perspective over the old town, including the hat on top of the town hall during the annual Christmas Market
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Panorama of the upper Markt Square
References
[edit]- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl 2021, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ Statistik Kommunal 2010
- ^ "Partnerstädte der Stadt Schorndorf". schorndorf.de (in German). Schorndorf. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 639. .
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