Württemberg terry weaving mill Lustnau
The Württembergische Frottierweberei Lustnau GmbH was a German company of the textile industry in Tübingen district Lustnau . The Egeria brand , under which the products were sold, became known above all . At times the company was the largest industrial employer in Tübingen.
history
The weaving mill was founded on November 29, 1920 by Konrad Hornschuch and Hermann Schweitzer (* 1884; † 1961), when the two founders bought a textile company that had existed since 1911 in the then independent community of Lustnau, changed its name and gradually expanded it. The company started with 44 employees. Mainly hand and bath towels were produced, later bathrobes were added. In the 1920s and 1930s, the products established themselves primarily in the high-price segment . Numerous well-known hotels and the express steamer Bremen were equipped with Egeria terry goods . With increasing demand, the number of employees rose to over 500 by the mid-1930s. In order to be able to employ even more women, the company opened a company kindergarten in 1938, which was rare at the time .
During the Second World War , the production of textiles was largely stopped because the factory buildings for the production of engines that were essential to the war effort had been confiscated. In the boom of the post-war years, the Württemberg terry weaving mill also experienced its heyday. In the 1950s and 1960s up to 1,500 people were employed, including numerous Italian guest workers . They founded a bocce court , which is still in operation today, right next to the factory premises. With the decline of the German textile industry, the company commonly known as Egeria also ran into economic difficulties. In 1992, bankruptcy proceedings were opened against Württembergische Frottierweberei Lustnau GmbH and operations ceased a few years later.
The company today
The Württembergische Frottierweberei Lustnau GmbH has not existed since the 1990s, but the brand name Egeria has been retained. It was bought by a Turkish company that sells its products under this name in part of the former factory hall in Tübingen. The former factory halls were largely demolished and residential buildings built over the area . Only the building with the Egeria tower, the former landmark of the company, has remained.
Web links
- www.egeria.de
- Schwäbisches Tagblatt ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- The area today
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to the additional sign under the street name sign of Hermann-Schweitzer-Straße in Tübingen-Lustnau
- ^ [1] Schwäbisches Tagblatt dated May 22, 2010.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from July 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Schwäbisches Tagblatt from February 5, 2010.