Filderstadt

Filderstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈfɪldɐˌʃtat] ^ⓘ; Swabian: Fildorsdadd) is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located approximately 13 km south of Stuttgart.

Filderstadt
Town
Old school in Filderstadt-Bonlanden
Coat of arms
Location of Filderstadt within Esslingen district
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Coordinates: 48°40′49″N 9°13′6″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Government
• Mayor (2023–31)	Christoph Traub[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	38.55 km2 (14.88 sq mi)
Elevation	371 m (1,217 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	46,010
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	70794
Dialling codes	0711 and 07158
Vehicle registration	ES
Website	www.filderstadt.de

Filderstadt is located next to the Stuttgart Airport and the new Trade Fair. Line S2 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn terminates at Filderstadt station.

Filderstadt was created as a town in 1975 from five smaller villages called Bernhausen, Bonlanden, Plattenhardt, Sielmingen and Harthausen.

From 1978 to 2005, it played host to the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, a WTA Tier II event.

Princess Claire of Luxembourg was born here on 21 March 1985.

German writer Michael Ende, author of The Neverending Story, died in Filderstadt in 1995.

Economy

Contact Air once had its headquarters in Filderstadt.^[3]

Politics

The most recent mayoral election was held on 5 Juli 2015, and the results were as follows:

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Christoph Traub	Christian Democratic Union	6,826	51.0
	Gabriele Dönig-Poppensieker	Independent	4,403	32.9
	Georg Müller	Christian Democratic Union	1,867	13.9
	Joachim Thier-Ueltzen	Alternative for Germany	247	1.84
Other			50	0.37
Valid votes			13,393	99.2
Invalid votes			113	0.8
Total			13,506	100.0
Electorate/voter turnout			34,785	38.83
Sources:

The most recent municipal election result, of 2019, was as follows:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Free Voters Baden-Württemberg (FW)	167,411	29.4	9
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	125,390	22.0	7
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	125,080	22.0	7
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	84,767	14.9	5
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	45,748	8.0	3
	The Left (Die Linke)	20,821	3.7	1
Valid votes		19,826	96.3
Invalid votes		762	3.7
Total		20,588	100.0	32
Electorate/voter turnout		34,687	59.4
Source:

Notable people

Eduard Mörike

• Eduard Mörike (1804–1875), Swabian poet, made his first sermon in Bernhäuser Jakobuskirche and lived locally in 1829 whilst a vicar
• Michael Ende (1929–1995), writer of books for children, (Die unendliche Geschichte, Momo), died locally
• Roman Herzog (1934–2017), politician (CDU), former President of Germany 1994 to 1999, lived locally
• Paul Maar (born 1937), writer and illustrator, taught locally in the 1970s for several years as an art teacher
• Johanna Zeul (born 1981), singer songwriter.
• Princess Claire of Luxembourg (born 1985), member of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg.

Sport

• Laura Siegemund (born 1988), tennis player
• Helen Grobert (born 1992), cross-country cyclist
• Marvin Plattenhardt (born 1992), soccer player at Hertha BSC, played 326 games and 7 for Germany
• Niko Dobros (born 1993), German-Greek footballer who has played over 230 games
• Leonie Adam (born 1993), trampoline gymnast

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Filderstadt is twinned with:^[4]

• Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, France
• Oschatz, Germany
• Poltava, Ukraine
• Selby, England, United Kingdom
• La Souterraine, France