Filderstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈfɪldɐˌʃtat] ; ⓘ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.
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Coordinates: 48°40′49″N 9°13′6″E / 48.68028°N 9.21833°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Stuttgart |
District | Esslingen |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2015–23) | Christoph Traub[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 38.54 km2 (14.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 46,188 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 70794 |
Dialling codes | 0711 and 07158 |
Vehicle registration | ES |
Website | www.filderstadt.de |
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.
Contact Air once had its headquarters in Filderstadt.[3]
The most recent mayoral election was held on 5 Juli 2015, and the results were as follows:
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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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 | 50 | 0.37 | ||
Valid votes | 13,393 | 99.2 | ||
Invalid votes | 113 | 0.8 | ||
Total | 13,506 | 100.0 | ||
Electorate/voter turnout | 34,785 | 38.83 | ||
Sources: [1] [2] |
The most recent municipal election result, of 2019, was as follows:
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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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 | 19,826 | 96.3 | ||
Invalid votes | 762 | 3.7 | ||
Total | 20,588 | 100.0 | 32 | |
Electorate/voter turnout | 34,687 | 59.4 | ||
Source: [3] |
Filderstadt is twinned with:[4]