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.

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Schorndorf
Town
Town hall on the Markt Square
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Schorndorf within Rems-Murr-Kreis district
Schorndorf Show map of Germany Schorndorf Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°48′N 09°32′E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Rems-Murr-Kreis
Subdivisions	Town and 7 quarters
Government
• Lord mayor (2021–29)	Bernd Hornikel[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	56.86 km2 (21.95 sq mi)
Elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	39,785
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	73601–73614
Dialling codes	07181
Vehicle registration	WN
Website	www.schorndorf.de

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.

Demographics

The numbers of inhabitants are estimates, census results (1871–1970 and 1987) or data from statistical office[3]‎ 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:[4]

Notable people

• Josias Weitbrecht (1702–1747), the most important anatomist of his time
• Ludovike Simanowiz (1759–1827), painter
• Karl Friedrich Reinhard (1761–1837), French statesman and writer
• Johann Philipp Palm (1766–1806), bookseller trader in Nuremberg
• Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900), engineer, designer and industrialist
• Julius Schmid (1865–1955), inventor and entrepreneur
• Reinhold Maier (1889–1971), politician (FDP)
• Edmond Haan (1924–2018), French footballer
• Gerhard Graf-Martinez (born 1952), flamenco guitarist, author and composer
• Konstantinos Konstantinidis (born 1972), Greek footballer
• Sven Ulreich (born 1988), footballer
• Viola Brand (born 1994), vice world champion in artistic cycling
• Davie Selke (born 1995), footballer

Gallery

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

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[de] Schorndorf

[ru] Шорндорф