Despite intensive preparation, there may be longer waiting times during peak times this summer. Please arrive at the airport at least 2 hours and no more than 3 hours before departure. Furthermore please note the regulations concerning your stay at the airport and flight and the restrictions on city train services.
Vita Manfred Rommel
Vita Prof. Dr. h.c. Manfred Rommel
| 24.12.1928 | Manfred Rommel born in Stuttgart |
| 1956 | Passed the German State Examination in Law |
| 1971 | Appointed State Secretary of the Finance Department of Baden-Württemberg |
| 1974 | Elected mayor of Stuttgart |
| 1977 | Permitted the terrorists Gudrun Ensslin, Andreas Baader and Jan Carl Raspe to be buried together in the face of public protest |
| Named president of the Association of German Cities | |
| 1978 | Oversaw the establishment of the suburban railway system in Stuttgart (Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS)) |
| 1983 | Initiated the building of Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, an indoor arena |
| 1993 | Secured the World Championships in Athletics for Stuttgart |
| Reorganized Stuttgart’s budget resulting in a major reduction of the city’s debt | |
| 1994 | Voted for Stuttgart 21, a railway and urban development project |
| Formed Verband Region Stuttgart | |
| 1996 | Modernized the runway at Stuttgart’s airport |
| Named Stuttgart’s citizen of honour | |
| 2009 | Deutsch-Türkisches Forum Stuttgart awards the Manfred-Rommel-Prize for the first time |
| 7.11.2013 | Manfred Rommel dies in Stuttgart (age 84) |
| 2018 | First applications accepted for the Manfred-Rommel-Scholarship by Stuttgart |
Manfred-Rommel-Prize Manfred-Rommel-Scholarship
