Filderstadt
Filderstadt is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located approximately 13 km south of Stuttgart.
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
once had its headquarters in Filderstadt.Politics
The most recent mayoral election was held on 5 Juli 2015, and the results were as follows:! colspan=2| Candidate
! Party
! Votes
! %
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 13,393
! 99.2
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 113
! 0.8
! colspan=3| Total
! 13,506
! 100.0
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 34,785
! 38.83
Notable people
- Eduard Mörike, Swabian poet, made his first sermon in Bernhäuser Jakobuskirche and lived locally in 1829 whilst a vicar
- Michael Ende, writer of books for children, , died locally
- Roman Herzog, politician, former President of Germany 1994 to 1999, lived locally
- Paul Maar, writer and illustrator, taught locally in the 1970s for several years as an art teacher
- Johanna Zeul, singer songwriter.
- Princess Claire of Luxembourg, member of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg.
Sport
- Laura Siegemund, tennis player
- Helen Grobert, cross-country cyclist
- Marvin Plattenhardt, soccer player at Hertha BSC, played 326 games and 7 for Germany
- Niko Dobros, German-Greek footballer who has played over 230 games
- Leonie Adam, trampoline gymnast
Twin towns – sister cities
- Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, France
- Oschatz, Germany
- Poltava, Ukraine
- Selby, England, United Kingdom
- La Souterraine, France