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Schifferstadt

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{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|name = Schifferstadt

|image_photo = Neues Rathaus Schifferstadt 01.JPG

|image_caption = New town hall

|image_coa = DEU Schifferstadt COA.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|49|23|N|8|22|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Karte Schifferstadt.png

|state = Rheinland-Pfalz

|region =

|district = Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

|elevation = 104

|area = 28.06

|postal_code = 67105

|area_code = 06235

|licence = RP

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 3 38 025

|website = [http://www.schifferstadt.de/ www.schifferstadt.de]

|mayor = Ilona Volk[https://www.wahlen.rlp.de/de/kw/direktwahlen/wahl-der-buergermeister-verbandsfreier-gemeinden/ Wahlen der Bürgermeister der verbandsfreien Gemeinden], Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 30 July 2021.

|leader_term = 2019–27

|party = Greens

}}

Schifferstadt ({{IPA|de|ˈʃɪfɐˌʃtat|-|De-Schifferstadt.ogg}}; {{langx|pfl|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

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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0em;"

! Year !! Inhabitants

1815align="right" | 1.836
1835align="right" | 2.994
1871align="right" | 3.995
1905align="right" | 7.505
1939align="right" | 11.315
1950align="right" | 13.242
1961align="right" | 15.636

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! Year !! Inhabitants

1970align="right" | 17.148
1987align="right" | 17.322
1997align="right" | 18.955
2005align="right" | 19.242
2016align="right" | 19.983
2023align="right" | 20.682

|}

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”

File:Wappen Schifferstadt 1.png|The greater version of the coat of arms

File:DEU Schifferstadt COA.svg|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 =

= 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

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External links

  • [http://www.schifferstadt.de/ www.schifferstadt.de]
  • [http://www.schifferstadt.com www.schifferstadt.com]

{{Cities and towns in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis (district)}}

{{Commons category|Schifferstadt}}

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Category:Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

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