Schorndorf is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located c. 26 km east of Stuttgart. Its station is the terminus of line S2 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn.
The city also is sometimes called Die Daimlerstadt (The Daimler City in English), as it is the town in which Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900) was born.
The numbers of inhabitants are estimates, census results (1871–1970 und 1987) or data from statistical office Before 1871 the results are only from the core city.
Mayors since 1819:
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 Frasch1879–1903: Jakob Friz1903–1905: Heinrich Beisswanger1905–1933: Jakob Raible (7 May 1870–4 January 1949)1933–1945: Richard Beeg (30 January 1888–22 October 1945)1945: Walter Arnold (entrepreneur) (19 June 1891–20 October 1973)1945–1948: Gottlob Kamm (SPD) (21 October 1897–21 November 1973)1948–1954: Emil Hayer (26 October 1887–22 November 1977)1954–1962: Franz Illenberger (died 22 July 1974 – 72 years old)1962–1982: Rudolf Bayler (12 September 1917–3 September 2007)1982–1990: Reinhard Hanke (SPD) (born 22 April 1940)1990–2006: Winfried Kübler (CDU) (born 30 August 1939)seit 2006: Matthias Klopfer (SPD) (born 14 March 1968)Schorndorf is twinned with:
Bury, United Kingdom, since 1995 Dueville, Italy, since 1998 Errenteria, Spain, since 2012 Kahla, Germany, since 1991 Tulle, France, since 1969 Tuscaloosa, United States, since 1997 Mountain Home, United States, since 1984 (not an official twin town)OstlandkreuzSons and daughters of the town
Josias Weitbrecht (1702-1747), the most important anatomist of his time, later worked in St. PetersburgLudovike Simanowiz (1759-1827), painterKarl Friedrich Reinhard (1761-1837), French statesman and writerJohann Philipp Palm (1766-1806), bookseller trader in Braunau at the InnGottlieb Daimler (1834-1900), engineer, designer and industrialistJulius Schmid (1865-1955), inventor and entrepreneurCarl Schaefer (1887-1970), physician, entrepreneur and politician (FDP)Reinhold Maier (1889-1971), politician (FDP), first minister-president of Baden-WuerttembergWalter Arnold (1891-1973), manufacturerEdmond Haan (born 1924), French footballerGerhard Graf-Martinez (born 1952), flamenco guitarist, author and composerKonstantinos Konstantinidis (born 1972), Greek footballerSven Ulreich (born 1988), football goalkeeper
