Schorndorf

• Type — Town • Image Photo — Rathaus Schorndorf 2011.jpg • Image Caption — Town hall on the Markt Square • Image Coa — DEU Schorndorf (Rems) COA.svg • Image Plan — Schorndorf im Rems-Murr-Kreis.png • Image Flag — Banner Schorndorf (Rems).svg • State — Baden-Württemberg • Region — Stuttgart • District — Rems-Murr-Kreis • Elevation — 256 • Area — 56.83 • Postal Code — 73601–73614 • Area Code — 07181 • Licence — WN • Gemeindeschlussel — 08 1 19 067 • Divisions — Town and 7 quarters • Website — https: www.schorndorf.de/ • Mayor — Bernd Hornikel • Leader Term — 2021–29 • Burgermeistertitel — Lord Mayor • Party — independent Schorndorf (De-Schorndorf.ogg) 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 (The Daimler Town in English), as it is the town in which Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900) was born.

The numbers of inhabitants are estimates, census results (1871–1970 and 1987) or data from statistical office ‎ 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

• 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)

• Ostlandkreuz

Schorndorf is twinned with: • 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)

• Illustration — 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. • 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

• 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

• Illustration — The birthplace of Gottlieb Daimler • Illustration — An example of the timber-framed homes of the old town • Illustration — The east side of the evangelical church • Illustration — Rooftop perspective over the old town, including the hat on top of the town hall during the annual Christmas Market • Illustration — Panorama of the upper Markt Square