Nestled just south of Stuttgart, Filderstadt serves as a practical gateway for travellers heading to the surrounding wine villages and the Swabian Alps. Its closeness to Stuttgart Airport makes it a convenient base for early‑morning arrivals; a short tram ride drops you in the town centre, where you can park a rental bike and set off for a leisurely ride along the Filder plain. The flat terrain, interspersed with historic farms, offers an especially pleasant intro to the more undulating landscapes further east.
While many visitors skim past for the larger city attractions, the weekly markets in Filderstadt’s districts reveal a distinctly regional palate. Stalls brim with fresh Spätzle, locally sourced cheese, and the occasional Bauernbrot still warm from stone‑oven baking. In the evenings, modest eateries in the neighbourhoods serve a simple dish of Maultaschen stuffed with seasonal vegetables, a nod to the town’s agricultural roots. Sampling these foods provides an unfiltered glimpse of Swabian home cooking, far removed from the tourist‑centric menus found in Stuttgart.
The town’s modest size fosters a slower pace that contrasts sharply with the hustle of nearby Stuttgart. Public life centres around community clubs—volleyball, gymnastics, and the well‑attended fire‑brigade festivals—offering visitors the chance to mingle with locals in an informal setting. If you’re timing your stay with one of these events, you’ll find the streets temporarily transformed by colourful banners and traditional music, granting a fleeting but authentic immersion into the communal spirit that defines much of Baden-Württemberg’s smaller municipalities.
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German.  (February 2009) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the German article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must follow the LLM translation guideline, revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at [[:de:Filderstadt]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|de|Filderstadt}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation. Town in Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFilderstadt TownOld school in Filderstadt-Bonlanden Coat of armsLocation of Filderstadt within Esslingen district Location of FilderstadtFilderstadt Show map of GermanyFilderstadt Show map of Baden-WürttembergCoordinates: 48°40′49″N 9°13′6″E / 48.68028°N 9.21833°E / 48.68028; 9.21833CountryGermanyStateBaden-WürttembergAdmin. regionStuttgart DistrictEsslingen Government • Mayor (2023–31) Christoph Traub (CDU)Area • Total38.55 km2 (14.88 sq mi)Elevation371 m (1,217 ft)Population (2024-12-31) • Total46,243 • Density1,200/km2 (3,107/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes70794Dialling codes0711 and 07158Vehicle registrationESWebsitewww.filderstadt.de Filderstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈfɪldɐˌʃtat] ⓘ; 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.
[edit] Contact Air once had its headquarters in Filderstadt.
[edit] The most recent mayoral election was held on 5 Juli 2015, and the results were as follows: Candidate Party Votes % Christoph Traub Christian Democratic Union 6,826 51.0 Gabriele Dönig-Poppensieker Independent 4,403 32.9 Georg Müller Christian Democratic Union 1,867 13.9 Joachim Thier-Ueltzen Alternative for Germany 247 1.84 Other 50 0.37 Valid votes 13,393 99.2 Invalid votes 113 0.8 Total 13,506 100.0 Electorate/voter turnout 34,785 38.83 Sources: The most recent municipal election result, of 2019, was as follows: Party Votes % Seats Free Voters Baden-Württemberg (FW) 167,411 29.4 9 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 125,390 22.0 7 Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 125,080 22.0 7 Social Democratic Party (SPD) 84,767 14.9 5 Free Democratic Party (FDP) 45,748 8.0 3 The Left (Die Linke) 20,821 3.7 1 Valid votes 19,826 96.3 Invalid votes 762 3.7 Total 20,588 100.0 32 Electorate/voter turnout 34,687 59.4 Source:
[edit] Eduard Mörike Eduard Mörike (1804–1875), Swabian poet, made his first sermon in Bernhäuser Jakobuskirche and lived locally in 1829 whilst a vicar Michael Ende (1929–1995), writer of books for children, (Die unendliche Geschichte, Momo), died locally Roman Herzog (1934–2017), politician (CDU), former President of Germany 1994 to 1999, lived locally Paul Maar (born 1937), writer and illustrator, taught locally in the 1970s for several years as an art teacher Johanna Zeul (born 1981), singer songwriter. Princess Claire of Luxembourg (born 1985), member of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg. Sport[edit] Laura Siegemund (born 1988), tennis player Helen Grobert (born 1992), cross-country cyclist Marvin Plattenhardt (born 1992), soccer player at Hertha BSC, played 326 games and 7 for Germany Niko Dobros (born 1993), German-Greek footballer who has played over 230 games Leonie Adam (born 1993), trampoline gymnast
[edit] See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany Filderstadt is twinned with: Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, France Oschatz, Germany Poltava, Ukraine Selby, England, United Kingdom La Souterraine, France