Schorndorf

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

Schorndorf

Old buildings in the town

Coat of arms

Schorndorf

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

Government

• Mayor

Matthias Klopfer (SPD)

Area

• Total

56.86 km² (21.95 sq mi)

Population (2015-12-31)^[1]

• Total

39,172

• Density

690/km² (1,800/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

73601–73614

07181

Website

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

The city also is sometimes called 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
1463	ca. 2.000
1514	ca. 3.000
1618	ca. 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. decezember 2010	39.236

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)
seit 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)

Monuments

Ostlandkreuz

Town hall of Schorndorf

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schorndorf.

Towns and municipalities in Rems-Murr (district)

Alfdorf Allmersbach im Tal Althütte Aspach Auenwald Backnang Berglen Burgstetten Fellbach Großerlach Kaisersbach Kernen Kirchberg an der Murr Korb Leutenbach Murrhardt Oppenweiler Plüderhausen Remshalden Rudersberg Schorndorf Schwaikheim Spiegelberg Sulzbach an der Murr Urbach Waiblingen Weinstadt Weissach im Tal Welzheim Winnenden Winterbach

References

↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
↑ Statistik Kommunal 2010

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