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Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg)
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49° 29′ 16″ N, 11° 46′ 8″ E

Description

The Maxhütte, named after the Bavarian King Maximilian II Joseph, was a traditional steel mill and is today an industrial monument in Sulzbach-Rosenberg.

In its heyday, the Maxhütte employed over 9000 people. The company had branches in Maxhütte-Haidhof and Unterwellenborn (now Stahlwerk Thüringen GmbH) and own mines in Sulzbach-Rosenberg (Annaschacht until 1974, Grube Eichelberg until 1977) and Auerbach (Maffei until 1978, Leonie until 1987).

The Maxhütte was the last steel plant in Bavaria with a conventional blast furnace. It was known in the labor movement for the decades-long struggle of the workforce for their jobs. …

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Through property participation of Bavaria, the Maxhütte was also a political issue. After two bankruptcies, the steel production was finally stopped the 24 September 2002.

For the rural region of the central Upper Palatinate, the two bankruptcies of the Maxhütte were structural disasters with the associated loss of thousands of jobs.

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Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (138) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (138)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (195) Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (195)Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (81) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (81)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (64) Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (64)Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (359) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (359)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (340) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (340)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (165) Oxygen system
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (165)Oxygen system
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (222) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (222)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (293) Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (293)Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (95) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (95)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (213) Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (213)Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (113) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (113)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (379) Blast furnace
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (379)Blast furnace
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (351) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (351)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (90) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (90)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (453) Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (453)Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (227) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (227)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (389) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (389)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (197) Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (197)Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (100) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (100)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (108) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (108)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (266) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (266)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (185) Oxygen system
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (185)Oxygen system
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (268) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (268)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (115) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (115)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (208) Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (208)Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (312) Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (312)Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (57) Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (57)Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (452) Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (452)Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (259) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (259)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (264) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (264)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (311) Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (311)Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (392) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (392)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (65) Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (65)Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (249) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (249)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (298) Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (298)Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (168) Oxygen system
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (168)Oxygen system
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (323) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (323)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (59) Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (59)Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (314) Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (314)Converter hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (357) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (357)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (428) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (428)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (251) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (251)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (1) Blast furnace
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (1)Blast furnace
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (262) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (262)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (341) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (341)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (190) Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (190)Homax-Masta hall
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (421) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (421)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (111) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (111)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (404) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (404)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (473) Oxygen system
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (473)Oxygen system
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (270) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (270)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (350) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (350)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (430) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (430)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (133) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (133)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (256) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (256)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (132) Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (132)Casthouse
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (400) Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (400)Power station
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (474) Oxygen system
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (474)Oxygen system
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (478) Oxygen system
Maxhütte (Sulzbach-Rosenberg) (478)Oxygen system

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