Schorndorf

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

Schorndorf (German pronunciation: [ˈʃɔʁnˌdɔʁf] ^ⓘ) 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.

Schorndorf
Town
Town hall on the Markt Square
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Schorndorf within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
Schorndorf Show map of Germany Schorndorf Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°48′N 09°32′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	56.83 km2 (21.94 sq mi)
Elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	41,286
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/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.de

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

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.

Year Number of inhabitants 1463 c. 2,000 1514 c. 3,000 1618 c. 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 December 2010 39,236

Mayors

• 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

• Ostlandkreuz

Twin towns – sister cities

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

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

Gottlieb Daimler, 1890s

• 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

• 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
• Bernd Mayländer (born 1971), F1 Safety Car driver since 2000

Gallery

• 
  The birthplace of Gottlieb Daimler
• 
  An example of the timber-framed homes of the old town
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  The east side of the evangelical church
• 
  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