Kornwestheim eventually received the official municipal law in 1931. As part of the rearmament of the German re-armament, starting in 1934 the Hindenburg barracks and the Ludendorff barracks were built as tank units and Kornwestheim became a garrison town in 1935/36. The Second World War demanded numerous victims: allied air raids killed 162 people and destroyed 160 buildings. At the military front 478 resident soldiers were killed. On April 21 in 1945, the US troops took over the occupation using the existing barracks until 1993 and renamed the Hindenburg barracks into Wilkin Barracks. Since the Second World War the population has doubled due to the influx of exiles and guest workers. This resulted in an increased growth and designation of new living and commercial districts. On April 1, 1956, Kornwestheim became a large district town. Due to its location between the cities of Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg, the city was unable to incorporate neighboring communities during the 1973 regional reform. Only the restructuring undertaken by the US Army in 1954 added a new district called Pattonville to the city, although the eastern, larger part of Pattonville now belongs to the town of Remseck am Neckar. Today Today Kornwestheim presents itself as modern and amiable town that has preserved its individual character in the heart of the Stuttgart region. With its more than 30,000 inhabitants it offers a high degree of quality of life and recreational value. Mayor At the head of the municipality Kornwestheim was a Schultheiß. Since 1930 he is called mayor and since 1956 Lord mayor. 1793-1814: Johann Georg Sigle 1815-1823: Jakob Friedrich Sigle 1823-1840: Jakob Friedrich Ergenzinger 1841-1855: Christoph Richt 1855-1877: Thomas Hofmann 1877-1887: Georg Mayer 1887-1892: Karl Sigle 1892-1902: Adolf Voelmle 1902-1930: Friedrich Siller 1930-1931: Theodor Steimle 1931-1933: Friedrich Siller, temporary administrator 1933-1945: Alfred Kercher, 1933 initially as temporary administrator 1945: Gotthilf Küntzle, 1945-1948: Friedrich Warthmann, 1945-1946 1948-1954: Nathanael Schulz 1954-1962: Alfred Kercher 1962-1982: Siegfried Pflugfeld 1982-1999: Ernst Fischer 1999-2007: Ulrich Rommelfanger Since 2007: Ursula Keck (re-elected on 21 June 2015, 54.44% of the vote) Transport At the western edge of Kornwestheim is the Kornwestheim classification yard. Up to 1600 freight cars are daily put together to freight trains. This is the second largest classification yard of Baden-Württemberg. Media As newspaper appears in Kornwestheim the Kornwestheimer Zeitung. Local Authorities and Councils Kornwestheim has a notary. In the city is the Landesamt für Flurneuordnung und Landesentwicklung Baden-Württemberg. On