Schorndorf () is a town in

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, Germany, located approximately 26 km east of

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. Its

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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

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(1834–1900) was born.

Demographics

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.

Mayors

* 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)

Places of interest

* Ostlandkreuz

Twin towns – sister cities

Schorndorf is twinned with: * Bury, United Kingdom (1994) * Dueville, Italy (1998) *

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, Spain (2012) *

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, Germany (1991) * Radenthein, Austria (1966) *

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, France (1969) * Tuscaloosa, United States (1996) * Svitlovodsk, Ukraine (2023)

Notable people

* Jakob Schegk (1511–1587), a polymath Aristotelian philosopher and academic physician. * Johann Schmidlap (16th-century) a Bavarian

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maker and rocket pioneer. * Josias Weitbrecht (1702–1747), an important professor of medicine and

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* 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. *

(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

until 1953. * Gerhard Graf-Martinez (born 1952), flamenco guitarist, author and composer

Sport

* Edmond Haan (1924–2018), French footballer * Kostas Konstantinidis (born 1972), Greek footballer, played 358 games and 38 for

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* 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

Gallery

Gottlieb-Daimler-Geburtshaus.jpg, The birthplace of Gottlieb Daimler 2006-10-25SchorndorfFachwerk01.jpg, An example of the timber-framed homes of the old town Stadtkirche Schorndorf.jpg, The east side of the evangelical church 2016-12-10 Schorndorf Dächer.jpg, Rooftop perspective over the old town, including the hat on top of the town hall during the annual Christmas Market 2008-09-27 SchorndorfMarktpano068.jpg, Panorama of the upper Markt Square

References

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