municipality. Demographics Mayors 1887–1906: Schäufele (was Stadtschultheiß in Kupferzell before) 1906–1918: Albert Meyder 1919–1945: Peter Berner 1945–1948: Wilhelm Rösch 1948–1954: Franz Illenberger 1954–1967: Richard Laidig 1967–1987: Ulrich Fahrenbruch 1987–2009: Jochen K. Kübler Since 2009: Thilo Michler The mayor is Thilo Michler (independent). Before, he was the mayor of Zaberfeld, and he was elected in June 2009 with 60.7% of the vote. Culture and sightseeing Museums The Weygang Museum is a museum of local history, with a tin and faience collection from the Roman era. The Museum Werkstatt Pflaumer gives one a chance to take a look at the locksmith and grinding professions. The Meeres (Sea) Museum (in Cappel) – gives the viewer a chance to look at the most beautiful mussels and snail shells from seas all over the world. Architecture The Medieval marketplace is the heart of the town. Here stands the castle of Hohenlohe (German: Schloss), the attraction of the town, which is now used as the Town Hall. Close by is the Protestant church (Stiftskirche). Other churches in Öhringen include the Spitalkirche St. Anna und Elisabeth (now Protestant, built in 1376), the cemetery chapel of St. Anna (built in 1520, also Protestant), and the Catholic Church of St. Joseph (1961). Other things to see in the centre of the town are Upper (Obere-) Gate (1792), the old Deanery, the guesthouse of the Roman Emperor, the Yellow Castle, and the Tierhofgarten (a large garden with zoo animals). 2006 home of the Socceroos During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the Australia national soccer team, "The Socceroos" based their pre-game training in the town. The Socceroos trained at the stadium of local football club TSG Öhringen, whose pitch has been relaid at a cost of $335,000, and stayed at the five-star Wald-und-Schlosshotel, a former hunting lodge, in nearby Friedrichsruhe. The Australians were given an official reception by Öhringen's Mayor, Jochen Kübler. "We are friends to the Australia team," he said. "We hope they will get more power from the region." The team finished second in Brazil-dominated Group F, but fell in the Round of 16 against Italy by a controversial penalty in the final minutes of the match. Twin towns – sister cities Öhringen is twinned with: Großenhain, Germany Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland Treffen am Ossiacher See, Austria Notable people Johann Ludwig Christ (1739–1813), pastor and fruit expert Friedrich Christoph Dietrich (1779–1847), lithograph and copper cutcher Julius Weizsäcker (1828–1889), historian Karl Friedrich