Schorndorf Explained

Type:Town
Image Coa:DEU Schorndorf (Rems) COA.svg
Image Plan:Schorndorf im Rems-Murr-Kreis.png
Coordinates:48.8°N 41°W
State:Baden-Württemberg
Region:Stuttgart
District:Rems-Murr-Kreis
Elevation:256
Area:56.86
Postal Code:73601–73614
Area Code:07181
Licence:WN
Gemeindeschlüssel:08 1 19 067
Divisions:Town and 7 quarters
Mayor:Bernd Hornikel[1]
Leader Term:2021 - 29
Bürgermeistertitel:Lord Mayor
Party:independent

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 (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[2] ‎ Before 1871 the results are only from the core town.

YearNumber 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
YearNumber 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

Places of interest

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Schorndorf is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

Sport

Notes and References

  1. https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/oberbuergermeisterwahl-schorndorf-2021/ Bürgermeisterwahl 2021
  2. http://www.schorndorf.de/ceasy/modules/core/resources/main.php5?id=2909 Statistik Kommunal 2010
  3. Web site: Partnerstädte der Stadt Schorndorf. schorndorf.de. Schorndorf. de. 2021-03-20.
  4. Palm, Johann Philipp . 20 . 639 . 1.