Schifferstadt (Palatine German: Schiwwerschdadd, Schiffaschdad, or Schiwwerschdadt) is a town in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. If not including Ludwigshafen (the district free city that is the capital of Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis), Schifferstadt is the only urban municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis.

Schifferstadt
Town
New town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Schifferstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
Schifferstadt Show map of Germany Schifferstadt Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates: 49°23′N 8°22′E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2019–27)	Ilona Volk[1] (Greens)
Area
• Total	28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	20,432
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	67105
Dialling codes	06235
Vehicle registration	RP
Website	www.schifferstadt.de

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 (CDU)
• 1949–1971: Adam Teutsch (CDU)
• 1971–1975: Theo Magin (CDU), born 1932
• 1975–1995: Josef Sold (CDU)
• 1995–2003: Edwin Mayer (CDU)
• 2003–2011: Klaus Sattel (FWG)
• since 2011: Ilona Volk (The Greens), born 1963, first green mayor in Rhineland-Palatinate

Population development

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”

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  The greater version of the coat of arms
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  The lesser version of the coat of arms

Town twinning

• Aichach (Germany)
• Frederick (US)
• Löbejün (Germany)

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• 1969: Wilfried Dietrich (1933-1992), Olympic champion in wrestling, called the Crane of Schifferstadt "

Sons and daughters of the city

• Franz Funk (1905-1987), musician, composer, arranger and composer
• Heinz Hoffmann (1923-1999), physician, pedagogue and engineer
• Philip Jalalpoor (born 1993), basketball player
• Stefan Jambo (born 1958), footballer
• Bernd Gerber (born 1961), footballer

People who have worked in the city

• Hieronymus Bock (1498-1554), botanist and theologian, lived on a temporary basis
• Albert Ferber (1923-2010), German semi-heavyweight champion (Wrestling)
• Hans-Jürgen Veil (born 1946), Olympic silver medal winner 1972 in the wrestling (VfK Schifferstadt)
• Markus Scherer (born 1962 in Ludwigshafen), Olympic silver medal winner 1984 in the wrestling (VfK Schifferstadt)
• Claudio Passarelli (born 1965 in Ludwigshafen), wrestler and world champion of 1989

See also

• Schifferstadt, a house in the U.S. state of Maryland

References

External links

• www.schifferstadt.de
• www.schifferstadt.com

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