Schifferstadt
Schifferstadt is a town in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. If not including Ludwigshafen, Schifferstadt is the only urban municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis.
It is situated approximately 12 km southwest of Ludwigshafen and 6 km northwest of Speyer.
History
In 1835 the Golden Hat of Schifferstadt was found nearby, the oldest of four known hats of that kind, dated to 1400-1300 BC.Mayors
- 1945–1946: Arnulf Kaufmann
- 1946–1949: Valentin Stahl
- 1949–1971: Adam Teutsch
- 1971–1975: Theo Magin, born 1932
- 1975–1995: Josef Sold
- 1995–2003: Edwin Mayer
- 2003–2011: Klaus Sattel
- since 2011: Ilona Volk, born 1963, first green mayor in Rhineland-Palatinate
Coat of arms
The blazon of the coat of arms of Schifferstadt is: „In Blau ein stilisiertes goldenes Schiff mit vorne angelehntem, aufrechtem goldenem Ruder, daraus wachsend ein silbernes Kreuz.“ “In blue a stylized golden ship, with an upright golden oar, and a silver cross”Town twinning
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- 1969: Wilfried Dietrich, Olympic champion in wrestling, called the '' Crane of Schifferstadt "''
Sons and daughters of the city
- Franz Funk, musician, composer, arranger and composer
- Heinz Hoffmann, physician, pedagogue and engineer
- Philip Jalalpoor, basketball player
- Stefan Jambo, footballer
- Bernd Gerber, footballer
People who have worked in the city
- Hieronymus Bock, botanist and theologian, lived on a temporary basis
- Albert Ferber, German semi-heavyweight champion
- Hans-Jürgen Veil, Olympic silver medal winner 1972 in the wrestling
- Markus Scherer, Olympic silver medal winner 1984 in the wrestling
- Claudio Passarelli, wrestler and world champion of 1989