Filderstadt (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. 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.

Economy

Contact Air once had its headquarters in Filderstadt.

Notable people

Politics

The most recent mayoral election was held on 5 Juli 2015, and the results were as follows: ! colspan=2| Candidate ! Party ! Votes ! % ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 13,393 ! 99.2 ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 113 ! 0.8 ! colspan=3| Total ! 13,506 ! 100.0 ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 34,785 ! 38.83 ! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! colspan=2| Valid votes ! 19,826 ! 96.3 ! ! colspan=2| Invalid votes ! 762 ! 3.7 ! ! colspan=2| Total ! 20,588 ! 100.0 ! 32 ! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout ! 34,687 ! 59.4 !

Twin towns – sister cities

Filderstadt is twinned with: