Schorndorf
Schorndorf 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.
The town is also sometimes referred to as Die Daimlerstadt, as it is the town in which Gottlieb Daimler was born.
Demographics
The numbers of inhabitants are estimates, census results or data from statistical office Before 1871 the results are only from the core town.Mayors
- 1819–1821: Christian Rapp
- 1821–1828: Gottlieb Friedrich von Stum
- 1828–1845: Philipp Friedrich Palm
- 1845–1866:
- 1866–1872: Johannes Frasch
- 1879–1903: Jakob Friz
- 1903–1905: Heinrich Beisswanger
- 1905–1933: Jakob Raible
- 1933–1945: Richard Beeg
- 1945: Walter Arnold
- 1945–1948: Gottlob Kamm
- 1948–1954: Emil Hayer
- 1954–1962: Franz Illenberger
- 1962–1982: Rudolf Bayler
- 1982–1990: Reinhard Hanke
- 1990–2006: Winfried Kübler
- since 2006: Matthias Klopfer
Places of interest
Twin towns – sister cities
Schorndorf is twinned with:- Bury, United Kingdom
- Dueville, Italy
- Errenteria, Spain
- Kahla, Germany
- Radenthein, Austria
- Tulle, France
- Tuscaloosa, United States
- Svitlovodsk, Ukraine
Notable people
- Jakob Schegk, a polymath Aristotelian philosopher and academic physician.
- Johann Schmidlap a Bavarian fireworks maker and rocket pioneer.
- Josias Weitbrecht, an important professor of medicine and anatomy
- Ludovike Simanowiz, a portrait painter in the Classical style.
- Charles-Frédéric Reinhard, French statesman, writer, diplomat and politician
- Johann Philipp Palm, bookseller and strong anti-French agitator.
- Gottlieb Daimler, engineer, designer and industrialist
- Julius Schmid, inventor and entrepreneur, pioneer of condom manufacturing.
- Reinhold Maier, politician, 1st Minister President of the new Baden-Württemberg until 1953.
- Gerhard Graf-Martinez, flamenco guitarist, author and composer
Sport
- Edmond Haan, French footballer
- Kostas Konstantinidis, Greek footballer, played 358 games and 38 for Greece
- Ricarda Lisk, triathlete
- Timo Lienemann, racing driver
- Sven Ulreich, footballer, played over 330 games
- Davie Selke, footballer, played over 260 games
- Bernd Mayländer, F1 Safety Car driver since 2000