# Schorndorf

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 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 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 |

## 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)
* Errenteria, Spain (2012)
* Kahla, Germany (1991)
* Radenthein, Austria (1966)
* Tulle, 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 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

### Sport

* 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

## Gallery

* The birthplace of Gottlieb Daimler
* An example of the timber-framed homes of the old town
* 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