A Portrait of the town Filderstadt
Welcome in our town!
Filderstadt is the second-largest town in the Esslingen administrative district, bordering on the state capital of Stuttgart, Stuttgart Airport and the new trade-fair center to the north.
Number of inhabitants: 45.777 (09.01.2017)
Twin towns: Dombasle-sur-Meurthe and La Souterraine/France, Selby/England, Poltava/Ukraine, Oschatz, Saxony/Germany.
Location
Filderstadt is ideally located on the Filder plain with its charming countryside in the central Neckar region. The hills of the Swabian Alb are visible from here, and the Black Forest and the Schoenbuch Conservation Area are within easy reach. The distance to Stuttgart is 15 km, to the airport and to the trade-fair centre 2 km.
The economy
The numerous companies in Filderstadt especially appreciate the excellent access they have to transportation (airport, A 8 autobahn, B 27 four-lane highway, S-Bahn urban railway) and the proximity to the new trade-fair centre as well as the research facilities of the universities in Stuttgart and Hohenheim. 16.000 people are currently employed in Filderstadt. Apart from the numerous service sectors, mechanical engeneering, information technology, electrical engineering and the paper and printing industries are among the most important employers.
FILharmonie Cultural and Congress Centre: Events - Congresses - Conferences - Seminars - Trade fairs
The most important venue for a rich variety of cultural activities is the FILharmonie Cultural an Congress Centre, which attracts visitors and users from the region and beyond. With its modern architecture, FILharmonie is suitable for congess, conferences, trade fairs and exhibitions as well as large pop and rock concerts, classical ballet, cabaret, opera and theatre. In just a few years, FILharmonie has become one of the most important cultural and conference centres in southern Germany.
Fildorado: Water world, sauna, wellness and fitness - something to appeal to all the senses!
With its unique architecture, the swimming centre features exciting attractions all around the element of water. Pure swimming fun with superslide and black-hole slide, counter-current swimming, wave pool, thermal pool and sport pool. The generously dimensioned wellness, spa and sauna area guarentees individual relaxation and enjoyment. The Premium Fitness Club offers guests a wide range of courses as well as apparatus for muscular and cardiovascular exercise for an optimal workout.