Schifferstadt

Schifferstadt (, 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

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

 * 🇩🇪 Aichach (Germany)
 * 🇺🇸 Frederick (US)
 * 🇩🇪 Löbejün (Germany)

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
 * Philip Jalalpoor (born 1993), basketball player
 * 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