Flensburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Old main building of the complex of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Flensburg (Heinrichstraße 34)

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Flensburg (abbreviated: IHK Flensburg ) is the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for the independent city of Flensburg and the districts of Dithmarschen, North Frisia and Schleswig-Flensburg. It is located in Flensburg's Juergensby district on the edge of the Sandberg, not far from the Chamber of Crafts . The old main building of the IHK, Heinrichstraße 34, is one of the city's cultural monuments .

History and establishment of the institution

The Flensburg Knudsgilde , founded in the 12th century, marks the beginning of the merger of Flensburg merchants. In the following centuries there were changing forms of associations of Flensburg merchants. Since the city was still very small, the merchants knew each other and the city councilors and deputies were all merchants, a separate representation of the merchants was not an advantage.

It was not until 1830/31 that the non-profit trade association in Flensburg, which is actually the predecessor institution of the IHK Flensburg, was founded. 66 merchants and retailers joined the trade association. After the Napoleonic Wars and the end of the personal union Denmark-Norway , the city found itself in an economic trough. Approaches to the economic revitalization of the city were at that time the Flensburg West India trade and the better supply of the surrounding area. In 1835, the Flensburg overseas merchant Heinrich Carstensen Jensen , who had previously founded the aforementioned trade association, also demanded the establishment of chambers of commerce throughout Schleswig-Holstein. He formulated his thoughts on this in a letter to the central government in Copenhagen: “The chambers of commerce should be set up in the main cities of the country [...] [and] largely made up of merchants and manufacturers, and they should keep a watchful eye on them To have conditions of trade and industry. They would have to make it a constant concern to make the highest authority aware of where good facilities could be found and obstacles to be removed [...]. ”In 1870 Wilhelm I finally ordered the establishment of chambers of commerce. The Flensburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry was then founded, which was to pursue largely the same goals as the Flensburg Trade Association. In the meantime, the Flensburg Trade Association has realigned itself and has since built apartments for merchants and their families who have failed in their business activities and have consequently lost their accommodation. From this area of ​​activity, which today is hardly significant in terms of scope, the association's commitment to social housing construction developed .

In 1898 the chamber organization was made compulsory for the entire Prussian state territory. In Schleswig-Holstein three chambers of commerce were formed, Altona , Kiel and Flensburg, which also included the surrounding rural area. The districts of Flensburg , Schleswig , Husum , Eiderstedt, Aabenraa , Tondern , Sonderburg and Hadersleben have belonged to the Flensburg Chamber of Commerce since then . When the border was drawn in 1920 , the chamber district was reduced by its northern half; Due to the dissolution of the IHK Altona, as a result of the Greater Hamburg Law of 1937, the chamber district was enlarged by the districts of Norder - and Süderdithmarschen .

History of the building complex in Flensburg

The listed main building was built in 1903/1904 by the architect Heinrich Lassen as a residential and office building for the coffee dealer Christian Nicolai Lorenzen. Lorenzen had become rich through the trade in roasted and mixed coffee. In 1917 the coffee trade collapsed and the architect Hans Maria Ehrhardt converted the building for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which moved into the building during the First World War . In the 1980s, an extension was built directly to the east of the old building according to plans by the Flensburg architect Karl-Heinz Sönnichsen. This extension was given a glass customer hall in 2004/05, based on plans by the Asmussen und Partner GbR architectural office, Flensburg . At the same time, a further extension with office space was built north of the old building according to plans by the aforementioned architecture firm.

The old building was built in Art Nouveau style. At the main entrance there are reliefs depicting the four ages . Other reliefs on the building bear witness to exotic animals between coffee bushes and cocoa trees as well as allegories of trade and traffic. The interior of the old building houses an old conference room, a fireplace room and the main staircase with coat of arms windows, including the coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein and the coat of arms of Flensburg .

The Flensburg Business Academy , which is closely connected to the Flensburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is in the immediate vicinity .

Today's tasks of the IHK Flensburg

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce Flensburg represents the overall interests of the economy in its district. The IHK district of Flensburg includes today's districts of Dithmarschen , North Friesland and Schleswig-Flensburg as well as the city ​​of Flensburg . The IHK Flensburg now has offices in Heide, Husum and Schleswig in addition to the main building in Flensburg. With around 102 full-time employees and ten trainees, it looks after more than 39,000 member companies. Their tasks include, in particular, in-company training and further education. The IHK publishes statements with which it supports its members, for example in the area of ​​infrastructure, tourism or renewable energies. It takes various measures to promote the economy. She advises on topics such as business start-ups, company succession, market development, corporate financing and on subsidy, legal and tax issues. It also mediates cooperation between schools and companies, which among other things serves career orientation.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz Wilde : Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, cultural monuments in Schleswig-Holstein. Volume 2, Flensburg, p. 280 f.
  2. ^ Writings of the Society for Flensburg City History (ed.): Flensburg in history and present. Flensburg 1972, p. 166
  3. ↑ Historical overview Over 140 years of IHK Flensburg , accessed on: February 22, 2018
  4. ↑ Flensburger Tageblatt : Housing in Flensburg: Trade association builds new social housing in the city , from: April 26, 2017; accessed on: February 22, 2018
  5. ↑ Flensburger Tageblatt : Housing in Flensburg: Trade association builds new social housing in the city , from: April 26, 2017; accessed on: February 22, 2018
  6. ^ Writings of the Society for Flensburg City History (ed.): Flensburg in history and present. Flensburg 1972, p. 166
  7. ↑ Historical overview Over 140 years of IHK Flensburg , accessed on: February 22, 2018
  8. ↑ Flensburger Tageblatt : Housing in Flensburg: Trade association builds new social housing in the city , from: April 26, 2017; accessed on: February 22, 2018
  9. ↑ Flensburger Tageblatt : Housing in Flensburg: Trade association builds new social housing in the city , from: April 26, 2017; accessed on: February 22, 2018
  10. ^ Writings of the Society for Flensburg City History (ed.): Flensburg in history and present. Flensburg 1972, p. 166
  11. ↑ Historical overview Over 140 years of IHK Flensburg , accessed on: February 22, 2018
  12. ^ Lutz Wilde : Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, cultural monuments in Schleswig-Holstein. Volume 2, Flensburg, p. 280 f.
  13. ↑ Eiko Wenzel: Zeitzeichen, Architektur in Flensburg after 1945, p. 56 f.
  14. ^ Eiko Wenzel, Henrik Gram: Zeitzeichen, Architektur in Flensburg, 2015, page 111
  15. ↑ Historical overview Over 140 years of IHK Flensburg , accessed on: February 22, 2018
  16. ↑ Eiko Wenzel: Zeitzeichen, Architektur in Flensburg after 1945, p. 56 f.
  17. ^ Eiko Wenzel, Henrik Gram: Zeitzeichen, Architektur in Flensburg, 2015, page 111
  18. ^ Lutz Wilde : Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, cultural monuments in Schleswig-Holstein. Volume 2, Flensburg, p. 280 f.
  19. ↑ Historical overview Over 140 years of IHK Flensburg , accessed on: February 22, 2018
  20. ↑ Historical overview Over 140 years of IHK Flensburg , accessed on: February 22, 2018
  21. ↑ IHK Flensburg on site , accessed on: February 22, 2018
  22. ↑ IHK Flensburg. Who we are , accessed on: February 22, 2018

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Coordinates: 54 ° 46 ′ 55 ″  N , 9 ° 26 ′ 28 ″  E