Schorndorf

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.

This article is about the town in Baden-Württemberg. For the town in Bavaria, see Schorndorf, Bavaria.

Schorndorf
The Town Hall of Schorndorf on the Marktplatz
Coat of arms
Location of Schorndorf
Schorndorf
Schorndorf
Coordinates: 48°48′N 09°32′E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictRems-Murr-Kreis
SubdivisionsCity and 7 quarters
Government
 • MayorMatthias Klopfer (SPD)
Area
 • Total56.86 km2 (21.95 sq mi)
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total39,634
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
73601–73614
Dialling codes07181
Vehicle registrationWN
Websitewww.schorndorf.de

The city 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
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Demographics

The numbers of inhabitants are estimates, census results (1871–1970 und 1987) or data from statistical office[2]‎ Before 1871 the results are only from the core city.

Year Number of inhabitants
1463ca. 2.000
1514ca. 3.000
1618ca. 5.000
17012.132
18033.434
18343.777
18493.617
1. December 18717.672
1. December 18908.777
1. December 19009.704
1. December 191010.884
16. June 192511.568
16. June 193312.319
Year Number of inhabitants
17. May 193913.186
13. September 195019.942
6. June 196126.384
27. May 197031.149
31. December 197532.918
31. December 198033.631
27. May 198735.759
31. December 199037.687
31. December 199538.005
31. December 200038.852
31. December 200539.305
31. December 201039.236

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)

Notable people

Twin towns - sister cities

Schorndorf is twinned with:[3]

Places of Interest
  • 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

Sons and daughters of the town

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2018". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). July 2019.
  2. Statistik Kommunal 2010
  3. "Partnerstädte der Stadt Schorndorf". schorndorf.de (in German). Schorndorf. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
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