Summary
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.
Schifferstadt | |
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 New town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schifferstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°23′N 8°22′E / 49.383°N 8.367°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–27) | Ilona Volk[1] (Greens) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,403 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 67105 |
| Dialling codes | 06235 |
| Vehicle registration | RP |
| Website | www.schifferstadt.de |
It is situated approximately 12 km southwest of Ludwigshafen and 6 km northwest of Speyer.
History edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
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Coat of arms edit
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”
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The greater version of the coat of arms -
The lesser version of the coat of arms
Town twinning edit
Personalities edit
Honorary citizen edit
- 1969: Wilfried Dietrich (1933-1992), Olympic champion in wrestling, called the Crane of Schifferstadt "
Sons and daughters of the city edit
- Franz Funk (1905-1987), musician, composer, arranger and composer
- Heinz Hoffmann (1923-1999), physician, pedagogue and engineer
- Philip Jalalpoor (born 1993), basketball player
- Stefan Jambo (born 1958), footballer
- Bernd Gerber (born 1961), footballer
People who have worked in the city edit
- 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 edit
- Schifferstadt, a house in the U.S. state of Maryland
References edit
- ^ Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
External links edit
- www.schifferstadt.de
- www.schifferstadt.com
