# Filderstadt

Filderstadt (German pronunciation: ; Swabian: Fildorsdadd) is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located approximately 13 km south of Stuttgart.
Filderstadt is located next to the Stuttgart Airport and the new Trade Fair. Line S2 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn terminates at Filderstadt station.
Filderstadt was created as a town in 1975 from five smaller villages called Bernhausen, Bonlanden, Plattenhardt, Sielmingen and Harthausen.
From 1978 to 2005, it played host to the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, a WTA Tier II event.
Princess Claire of Luxembourg was born here on 21 March 1985.
German writer Michael Ende, author of The Neverending Story, died in Filderstadt in 1995.

## Economy

Contact Air once had its headquarters in Filderstadt.

## Politics

The most recent mayoral election was held on 5 Juli 2015, and the results were as follows:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Christoph Traub | Christian Democratic Union | 6,826 | 51.0 |
| | Gabriele Dönig-Poppensieker | Independent | 4,403 | 32.9 |
| | Georg Müller | Christian Democratic Union | 1,867 | 13.9 |
| | Joachim Thier-Ueltzen | Alternative for Germany | 247 | 1.84 |
| Other | Other | Other | 50 | 0.37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,393 | 99.2 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 113 | 0.8 |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,506 | 100.0 |
| Electorate/voter turnout | Electorate/voter turnout | Electorate/voter turnout | 34,785 | 38.83 |
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The most recent municipal election result, of 2019, was as follows:
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Free Voters Baden-Württemberg (FW) | 167,411 | 29.4 | 9 |
| | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 125,390 | 22.0 | 7 |
| | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 125,080 | 22.0 | 7 |
| | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 84,767 | 14.9 | 5 |
| | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 45,748 | 8.0 | 3 |
| | The Left (Die Linke) | 20,821 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,826 | 96.3 | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 762 | 3.7 | |
| Total | Total | 20,588 | 100.0 | 32 |
| Electorate/voter turnout | Electorate/voter turnout | 34,687 | 59.4 | |
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## Notable people

* Eduard Mörike (1804–1875), Swabian poet, made his first sermon in Bernhäuser Jakobuskirche and lived locally in 1829 whilst a vicar
* Michael Ende (1929–1995), writer of books for children, (Die unendliche Geschichte, Momo), died locally
* Roman Herzog (1934–2017), politician (CDU), former President of Germany 1994 to 1999, lived locally
* Paul Maar (born 1937), writer and illustrator, taught locally in the 1970s for several years as an art teacher
* Johanna Zeul (born 1981), singer songwriter.
* Princess Claire of Luxembourg (born 1985), member of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg.

### Sport

* Laura Siegemund (born 1988), tennis player
* Helen Grobert (born 1992), cross-country cyclist
* Marvin Plattenhardt (born 1992), soccer player at Hertha BSC, played 326 games and 7 for Germany
* Niko Dobros (born 1993), German-Greek footballer who has played over 230 games
* Leonie Adam (born 1993), trampoline gymnast

## Twin towns – sister cities

Filderstadt is twinned with:
* Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, France
* Oschatz, Germany
* Poltava, Ukraine
* Selby, England, United Kingdom
* La Souterraine, France