Schifferstadt

Schifferstadt 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.

For the architectural museum and oldest standing house in Frederick, Maryland, see Schifferstadt (Frederick, Maryland).
Schifferstadt
New town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Schifferstadt within Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis district
Schifferstadt
Schifferstadt
Coordinates: 49°23′N 8°22′E
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictRhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Government
 • MayorIlona Volk (Alliance '90/The Greens)
Area
 • Total28.04 km2 (10.83 sq mi)
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total20,193
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
67105
Dialling codes06235
Vehicle registrationRP
Websitewww.schifferstadt.de

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”

  • The greater version of the coat of arms
  • The lesser version of the coat of arms

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
  • Franz Funk (1905-1987), musician, composer, arranger and composer
  • Heinz Hoffmann (1923-1999), physician, pedagogue and engineer
  • Stefan Jambo (born 1958), footballer
  • Bernd Gerber (born 1961), footballer

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
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See also

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand 2018 - Gemeindeebene". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2019.


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