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Zuckerraffinerie Braunschweig
The Zuckerraffinerie Braunschweig was a beet sugar refinery. Its early 20th century brick building on Frankfurter Straße in Braunschweig has been declared industrial heritage. Since 1996 it is part of the business center Artmax and houses offices and other commercial facilities. History As Zuckerraffinerie Braunschweig In 1857 a group of businessmen from Braunschweig formed a consortium to found a sugar refinery for beet sugar. The group consisted of: Hermann Buchler of Chinifabrik Buchler & Co.; Banker Albert Oppenheimer; City councilor Friedrich Seele, owner of Wullbrandt & Seele; Wholesale sugar trader Friedrich Selwig of Grassau & Son; Manufacturer H. Pagenhardt; and former Landessyndikus J.W. Oesterreich. The goal of the limited company Zucker-Raffinerie zu Braunschweig was buying sugar, and processing and selling sugar and sugar products. Capital amounted to 500,000 Taler, consisting of 500 shares of 500 Taler and 500 5% bonds. During 1858 a large number of sugar fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braunschweig
Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( ; from Low German , local dialect: ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller (Germany), Aller and Weser. In 2024, it had a population of 272,417. The Braunschweig-Wolfsburg-Salzgitter region had 1.02 million residents including the cities Wolfsburg and Salzgitter, it is the second largest urban center in Lower Saxony after Hanover. The urban agglomeration of Braunschweig had a population of 551,000 with almost 45% having a migration background, making it the most diverse urban agglomeration in the whole Niedersachsen, state. The city consists of 37.5% immigrants (approximately 102,000) with a high amount of migrants coming from other European countries, Asia and Africa. 73% of the Germans residing in Braunschweig come from different parts of the country, particularly North Rhine West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
