Schorndorf

Schorndorf
The Town Hall of Schorndorf on the Marktplatz
Coat of arms
Schorndorf
Coordinates: 48°48′N 09°32′E / 48.800°N 9.533°E / 48.800; 9.533Coordinates: 48°48′N 09°32′E / 48.800°N 9.533°E / 48.800; 9.533
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Matthias Klopfer (SPD)
Area
• Total	56.86 km2 (21.95 sq mi)
Elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	39,601
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	73601–73614
Dialling codes	07181
Vehicle registration	WN
Website	www.schorndorf.de

Schorndorf is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located approx. 26 km east of Stuttgart. Its train station is the terminus of the S2 line of the Stuttgart S-Bahn.

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

International relations

Mayors

Mayors since 1819:

• 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 (7 May 1870–4 January 1949)
• 1933–1945: Richard Beeg (30 January 1888–22 October 1945)
• 1945: Walter Arnold (entrepreneur) (19 June 1891–20 October 1973)
• 1945–1948: Gottlob Kamm (SPD) (21 October 1897–21 November 1973)
• 1948–1954: Emil Hayer (26 October 1887–22 November 1977)
• 1954–1962: Franz Illenberger (died 22 July 1974 – 72 years old)
• 1962–1982: Rudolf Bayler (12 September 1917–3 September 2007)
• 1982–1990: Reinhard Hanke (SPD) (born 22 April 1940)
• 1990–2006: Winfried Kübler (CDU) (born 30 August 1939)
• since 2006: Matthias Klopfer (SPD) (born 14 March 1968)

Town Twinnings

Schorndorf is twinned with:

• Bury, United Kingdom, since 1995
• Dueville, Italy, since 1998
• Errenteria, Spain, since 2012
• Kahla, Germany, since 1991
• Tulle, France, since 1969
• Tuscaloosa, United States, since 1997
• Mountain Home, United States, since 1984 (not an official twin town)

Places of Interest

• Ostlandkreuz

The birthplace of Gottlieb Daimler on the Höllgasse in Schorndorf 

An example of the timber-framed homes of the old town 

The east side of the evangelical church (de.wikipedia.org) 

Rooftop perspective over the old town, including the hat on top of the town hall during the annual Christmas Market 

Panorama of the upper Marktplatz 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schorndorf.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Josias Weitbrecht (1702-1747), the most important anatomist of his time, later worked in St. Petersburg
• 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
• Carl Schaefer (1887-1970), physician, entrepreneur and politician (FDP)
• Reinhold Maier (1889-1971), politician (FDP), first minister-president of Baden-Wuerttemberg
• Walter Arnold (1891-1973), manufacturer
• Edmond Haan (born 1924), French footballer
• Gerhard Graf-Martinez (born 1952), flamenco guitarist, author and composer
• Konstantinos Konstantinidis (born 1972), Greek footballer
• Sven Ulreich (born 1988), football goalkeeper

• Davie Selke (born 1995), football player

References