
Locations
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953
Göttingen is first mentioned as “Gutingi” in a document of Emperor Otto I.
Göttingen City Archives Around 1150
Receiving the town charter.
Göttingen City Archives 1734
Opening of the Georg August University
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1857
In rented rooms (on Goethe-Allee), Rudolf Winkel begins his work in precision mechanics for the company Breithaupt of Kassel and for the University of Göttingen.
1870
The first larger Winkel microscopes are appraised by Professor Listing.
1874
Winkel’s workshop moves to Düsterer Eichenweg 9 on the corner of Baurat-Gerber-Strasse.
1885
The workshop expands. Eldest son Carl becomes the new director.
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1907
The factory on Königsallee is newly erected. Mass production and a larger product range follow.
1911
Carl Zeiss becomes the largest shareholder. The company becomes a GmbH (limited liability company), and the factory building is once again expanded. Winkel is the first company to introduce the 8-hour workday. Number of employees: 130.
1911
Factory II (optics production) is erected on Carl-Zeiss-Strasse.
1957
R. Winkel GmbH is incorporated into the Carl Zeiss Foundation.
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1182
Jena first mentioned
Um 1230
Town charter received; many people make their living from wine growing.
University of Jena 1558
University founded. Long known as "Salana", it was renamed Friedrich Schiller University in 1934.
Ab 1789
University of Jena's golden age: Schiller, Fichte, Schelling and Hegel lecture here on occasion. Thanks to August Wilhelm Schlegel, his wife Caroline, Friedrich Schlegel, Ludwig Tieck, Clemens Brentano, and Friedrich von Hardenburg (Novalis), Jena becomes a center of romanticism.
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1806
Napoleon defeats the Prussian army in the battles of Jena und Auerstedt.
1846
Carl Zeiss opens an "Optical Workshop" at Neugasse 7.
1847
The workshop moves to Wagnergasse 32.
1858
The workshop moves again, this time to its own premises on Johannisplatz.
1880
Residence of Carl Zeiss and the first factory building on what would later become the premises of the main plant.
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1923
First building constructed on the South Plant premises.
1945
Large parts of Jena are destroyed in air raids, including the Main Plant.
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1968
Acquisition of the Imperial Railway repair center, which eventually became the North Plant. Today it is known as the Saalepark Industrial Area.
1969
In June 1969, the historical residential and business area around Eichplatz – which had survived World War II – is torn down to make room to construct what is now called the JenTower. Erected as a research center for Carl Zeiss, the building is transferred to the university prior to completion and today is owned by a private investor.
1970
The factory in Göschwitz begins operations. Today this is the Göschwitz Industrial Area.
1972
Dedication ceremony for Building 6/70, which provides nearly 100,000 m² of space and thus constitutes one of the largest industrial buildings in Europe.
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1991
Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH becomes a subsidiary of Carl Zeiss Oberkochen and moves into renovated Building 6/70 (today Building 70).
2002
The buildings at Göschwitzer Strasse 51-52 are transferred to Carl Zeiss Meditec AG.
2012
Dedication ceremony for the new research center in Building 70.
The Jena site includes:
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1335
First mention of Oberkochen in Ellwangen Ledger.
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1945
Senior employees of Carl Zeiss are deported by American Occupation Forces to Heidenheim.
1946
Opton Optische Werke Oberkochen GmbH is founded as a subsidiary of the Carl Zeiss Foundation. An empty factory building provided accommodation facilities in Oberkochen. The factory was expanded in the 1950s.
1947
Renamed to Zeiss-Opton Optische Werke Oberkochen GmbH.
1948
Headquarters of the Carl Zeiss Foundation moved to Heidenheim by the Baden-Württemberg government.
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1951
Renamed Carl Zeiss.
1957
272 apartments were inaugurated in the Zeiss housing development area "Am Thierstein" in Oberkochen.
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1963
Construction of an administration building.
1964
Construction of a planetarium dome 20 m in diameter.
1968
Development area receives town status.
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1981
Construction of an assembly building for Industrial metrology (Building XXXII).
1985
Factory expanded further.
2006
Official inauguration of the plant of Carl Zeiss SMT AG, the world’s most advanced development and production center for lithography optics.
2011
Construction of the facilities for Carl Zeiss Meditec AG begun.
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832
First mention in the Lorsch Codex.
1180
Wetzlar becomes an imperial city.
1693
Wetzlar becomes the seat of the Imperial High Court, the highest court of the Holy Roman Empire in Germany; a century of economic growth ensues.
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www.musotin.com (Dr. Timo Mappes) 1865
The company Engelbert & Hensoldt relocates to Wetzlar. It was founded in Sonneberg, Thuringia, in 1852, moving to Braunfels in 1861.
1877
Besides working for Engelbert & Hensoldt, Moritz Hensoldt runs his own company.
1888
Thanks to positive business developments, the existing space quickly becomes insufficient: Hensoldt acquires a workshop on Sophienstrasse and erects a factory one year later.
1896
The company becomes a general partnership (OHG), operating under the name M. Hensoldt & Söhne.
1898
Construction of new buildings on Sophienstrasse.
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1908
Due to the growing product range, the buildings on Sophienstrasse are too small: Construction of a factory on Gloëlstrasse begins, which is ready to be occupied one year later.
1922
The OHG is converted to an AG (stock company).
1928
During the worldwide depression, the company plunges into a crisis. The Carl Zeiss Foundation becomes the majority shareholder.
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1964
All field glasses of Carl Zeiss Oberkochen are manufactured in Wetzlar.
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2006
Renamed Carl Zeiss Sports Optics.