Schifferstadt
Town
New town hall
New town hall
Coat of arms of Schifferstadt
Coat of arms
Location of Schifferstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
Schifferstadt is located in Germany
Schifferstadt
Schifferstadt
Schifferstadt is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Schifferstadt
Schifferstadt
Coordinates: 49°23′N 8°22′E / 49.383°N 8.367°E / 49.383; 8.367
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2019–27) Ilona Volk[1] (Greens)
Area
 • Total28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total20,403
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67105
Dialling codes06235
Vehicle registrationRP
Websitewww.schifferstadt.de

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.

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

YearInhabitants
18151.836
18352.994
18713.995
19057.505
193911.315
195013.242
YearInhabitants
196115.636
197017.148
198717.322
199718.955
200519.242
201619,983

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”

Town twinning

Personalities

Honorary citizen

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

Sons and daughters of the city

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

References

  1. ↑ Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 30 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
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