Eichsfeld clothing factory in Heiligenstadt
| Eichsfeld clothing factory in Heiligenstadt | |
|---|---|
| legal form | publicly-owned business |
| Seat | Heilbad Heiligenstadt |
| Branch | textiles |
The Eichsfelder Bekleidungswerke Heiligenstadt were a company in Heiligenstadt in Eichsfeld in Thuringia.
history
The manufacture of textiles in Heiligenstadt began in 1945 with a small linen factory. With the conversion of the production conditions in the GDR , the company became VEB Eichsfelder Bekleidungswerke Heiligenstadt within the Combine Upper Clothing Erfurt . In 1988 over 1400 people were employed in the Heiligenstadt plant and its parts of the business. With the reunification of Germany , the company was privatized, production was severely restricted and numerous parts of the company were closed. Some smaller successor companies then continued to manufacture textiles.
Operating locations and product range
The Heiligenstadt clothing factory had production sites in the following locations in the Obereichsfeld and beyond: Steinbach, Wingerode, Ershausen, Geisleden, Ellrich, Nordhausen. Among other things, bed linen, outerwear, sports shirts, FDJ shirts , pioneer blouses and service shirts were manufactured under the brand name Eichsfeld Konfektion .
Others
From 1955 to 1990, “Der Leitfaden” was published as a company newspaper of the SED's party organization for employees in the clothing factory.
literature
- Rainer Breitenstein (commission for researching the line): 40 years VEB Eichsfelder Bekleidungswerke Heilbad Heiligenstadt. In: Eichsfeld - Contributions to the history of the company. Eichsfelddruck Heiligenstadt 1986
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Krüsemann: structure and development of the regional economy since the Second World War. in: The Eichsfeld - A German border area. Mecke Duderstadt 2002, page 86
- ↑ Martin Fischer: 40 years of the German Democratic Republic - successful implementation of the "plan for the development of the Eichsfeld" In: Eichsfelder Heimathefte 29th vol., Issue 3, page 201
- ↑ Manuel Müller: The black art in the Eichsfeld - From the history of the printing works in four centuries. Mecke Verlag Duderstadt 2008, page 326