German here. I can’t check everything, but the ones I know the location of look good to me.
Fullback-15_ on
A bit outdated, but at the same time nothing much changed. Definitely gives you a good enough picture.
ciclista_de_gravel on
Very outdated.
Many companies don’t exist any more.
Reasonable_Shock_414 on
Yes, it does. Much of East Germany, where there even is industry worth of note, are the workbenches for West German combines – a bit like before German unification.
GuardHistorical910 on
funfact:
Saxony-Anhalt the federal state in the upper middle with no major firms used to have the slogan “state of the early-ups” because a studie found that nobody stands up earlier in the day.
Until they realized that that’s a bad thing. because people have to commute outside the state for work. ouch!
connector-01 on
I would say you got some of the most relevant companies
their geographic placement seems to be correct
CherryDeBau on
This map is pretty useless without a legend or even a title, what does it show? A specific type of company? How big does a company have to be to make it on this map? or are these just random companies? I don’t know it it is accurate, it kind of implies that there are only like 10 companies in East Germany? I assure you there is more than that…
Wild-Zombie-8730 on
Why is there such a huge split between west/south west an East/North East? Is it a population thing or is it something else?
ExtensionAssignment6 on
And to think that Adidas, Puma and Schaeffler are all from the same small town with 26,000 people.
Edit: The creator u/slightlylong posted an even more updated version based on the feedback in that post here (see also their top comment): [https://imgur.com/a/IYSVBnM](https://imgur.com/a/IYSVBnM)
synystagaming on
Even if this map is old, it’s still interesting to see that the old East/West Germany has businesses that follow that.
AldenPyle on
It is old but does a good Job of showing how decentralized Germany is. I had to make something similar for a board when our firm entered the German market to explain why I put our office in Berlin and not Düsseldorf. Universal Music, Sony, Spotify, Springer all sit in Berlin.
Prize-Leopard-8946 on
Yes its does. And it convincingly demonstrates that the old borders of the Roman Empire (“Limes”) are still relevant: North-East of them is nothing but Barbarian-infested wilderness without civilization or functioning economy.
AskMeAboutEveryThing on
I’m more surprised by the divide inside the old BRD
ueommm on
Every country should have a map like this
melbecide on
Puma and Adidas should be practically on top of each other.
Tartaros030 on
It is accurate in the sense of showing the western/eastern divide which exists to this very day. It is not accurate in recency. Some companies in that map have been liquidated, or merged, or been acquired and so on, and others appeared.
KTAXY on
Where’s Zeiss?
space-ish on
1. It’s outdated. Many of the logos or word marks have changed.
2. These are likely only headquarters. I know some of these have factories not shown on the map.
Karl0Heinz on
Completely inaccurate, Gerolstein is north of Bitburg
kilowattor on
Does this map only include headquarters? There is quite a large semiconductor cluster (but not headquarters) in Dresden with Bosch, Infineon, GlobalFoundries, TSMC fabs.
v2Carlito19o7 on
Trolli is missing.
Trolli/Bavaria/Fürth
Difficult_Camel_1119 on
it was accurate concerning the headquarters but it seems to be really old and outdated
Quick_Trainer9958 on
Very Old Data. Airberlin closed the Business 2017…
x1rom on
There is a very large east west divide in Germany, but this map is greatly exaggerated. There’s a lot of large companies in North and east Bavaria that are left out, and a lot of companies have their base of operations in Berlin.
Dangerous-Cheek-7031 on
If you put bitburger and Gerolsteiner there you have to include paulaner and all the Bavarian breweries as well.
Shadow_Dragon_1848 on
Ummmm what do you mean by accurate? That there are many more companies (especially big ones) in the western part of Germany? I don’t think anyone disputes that. Whether the logos are placed correctly everywhere? Ummm I mean it’s a small map with many logos.
Afraid_Status2220 on
Somehow, your teacher doesn’t like Mercedes-Benz!
Vegetable_girllyy on
this map’s hella interesting, dude. But TBH, it’s got a bit of a Euro-centric bias, don’t ya think?
TraditionalBench7008 on
I love this presentation. Are there other one’s for other countries?
useless_talent on
Wtf is Mercedes?
LookInternational996 on
Epcos also not exist anymore on this name.
itsfashionlookitup on
Treuhand legacy
Theophrastus_Borg on
Some compamies dont ecist anymore, other changed names due to overtakes. Quite an outdated map but still accurate that eastern germany is underdeveloped.
janluigibuffon on
There is information, but it’s not slightly about accuracy. Map doesn’t even have a legend, which some might argue doesn’t even make it a map at all.
zenkstarr on
If anything, it’s super outdated, at least 10+ years.
Viktor_Laszlo on
Love Nordsee. I’m a seafood lover and it always hits the spot.
UncarefulEngineer on
Is it because the East was occupied by soviets?
kennycoder on
Very much outdated, like at least 10 years.
chatfrank on
There is no more air Berlin
bricktop_pringle on
Kuka is chinese, Grohe, too.
joergsi on
Sorry to say, this is not up to date. What I have discovered, so far:
– Schering (Berlin) is now part of Bayer AG
– Airberlin (Berlin) has been bankrupt since 2017
Jenny-P67 on
Hello, the map is certainly accurate regarding the location of a company’s headquarters. However, there are often important subsidiaries or branches that are not shown here. Service companies are also missing, for example, those located in the coastal areas in the north or in the mountains in the south.
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I think it’s about right, just the logos are so big that the place is not always exactly correct
It might be slightly outdated but this is pretty much also a density map as much as it is a “the east has few big companies”-map.
Airberlin doesn’t exist anymore. It’s quite outdated map.
It’s very outdated
German here. I can’t check everything, but the ones I know the location of look good to me.
A bit outdated, but at the same time nothing much changed. Definitely gives you a good enough picture.
Very outdated.
Many companies don’t exist any more.
Yes, it does. Much of East Germany, where there even is industry worth of note, are the workbenches for West German combines – a bit like before German unification.
funfact:
Saxony-Anhalt the federal state in the upper middle with no major firms used to have the slogan “state of the early-ups” because a studie found that nobody stands up earlier in the day.
Until they realized that that’s a bad thing. because people have to commute outside the state for work. ouch!
I would say you got some of the most relevant companies
their geographic placement seems to be correct
This map is pretty useless without a legend or even a title, what does it show? A specific type of company? How big does a company have to be to make it on this map? or are these just random companies? I don’t know it it is accurate, it kind of implies that there are only like 10 companies in East Germany? I assure you there is more than that…
Why is there such a huge split between west/south west an East/North East? Is it a population thing or is it something else?
And to think that Adidas, Puma and Schaeffler are all from the same small town with 26,000 people.
An updated version was posted to r/MapPorn 3 years ago: [https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/y5gpfz/oc_an_updated_map_of_the_hqs_of_german_companies/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/y5gpfz/oc_an_updated_map_of_the_hqs_of_german_companies/)
Edit: The creator u/slightlylong posted an even more updated version based on the feedback in that post here (see also their top comment): [https://imgur.com/a/IYSVBnM](https://imgur.com/a/IYSVBnM)
Even if this map is old, it’s still interesting to see that the old East/West Germany has businesses that follow that.
It is old but does a good Job of showing how decentralized Germany is. I had to make something similar for a board when our firm entered the German market to explain why I put our office in Berlin and not Düsseldorf. Universal Music, Sony, Spotify, Springer all sit in Berlin.
Yes its does. And it convincingly demonstrates that the old borders of the Roman Empire (“Limes”) are still relevant: North-East of them is nothing but Barbarian-infested wilderness without civilization or functioning economy.
I’m more surprised by the divide inside the old BRD
Every country should have a map like this
Puma and Adidas should be practically on top of each other.
It is accurate in the sense of showing the western/eastern divide which exists to this very day. It is not accurate in recency. Some companies in that map have been liquidated, or merged, or been acquired and so on, and others appeared.
Where’s Zeiss?
1. It’s outdated. Many of the logos or word marks have changed.
2. These are likely only headquarters. I know some of these have factories not shown on the map.
Completely inaccurate, Gerolstein is north of Bitburg
Does this map only include headquarters? There is quite a large semiconductor cluster (but not headquarters) in Dresden with Bosch, Infineon, GlobalFoundries, TSMC fabs.
Trolli is missing.
Trolli/Bavaria/Fürth
it was accurate concerning the headquarters but it seems to be really old and outdated
Very Old Data. Airberlin closed the Business 2017…
There is a very large east west divide in Germany, but this map is greatly exaggerated. There’s a lot of large companies in North and east Bavaria that are left out, and a lot of companies have their base of operations in Berlin.
If you put bitburger and Gerolsteiner there you have to include paulaner and all the Bavarian breweries as well.
Ummmm what do you mean by accurate? That there are many more companies (especially big ones) in the western part of Germany? I don’t think anyone disputes that. Whether the logos are placed correctly everywhere? Ummm I mean it’s a small map with many logos.
Somehow, your teacher doesn’t like Mercedes-Benz!
this map’s hella interesting, dude. But TBH, it’s got a bit of a Euro-centric bias, don’t ya think?
I love this presentation. Are there other one’s for other countries?
Wtf is Mercedes?
Epcos also not exist anymore on this name.
Treuhand legacy
Some compamies dont ecist anymore, other changed names due to overtakes. Quite an outdated map but still accurate that eastern germany is underdeveloped.
There is information, but it’s not slightly about accuracy. Map doesn’t even have a legend, which some might argue doesn’t even make it a map at all.
If anything, it’s super outdated, at least 10+ years.
Love Nordsee. I’m a seafood lover and it always hits the spot.
Is it because the East was occupied by soviets?
Very much outdated, like at least 10 years.
There is no more air Berlin
Kuka is chinese, Grohe, too.
Sorry to say, this is not up to date. What I have discovered, so far:
– Schering (Berlin) is now part of Bayer AG
– Airberlin (Berlin) has been bankrupt since 2017
Hello, the map is certainly accurate regarding the location of a company’s headquarters. However, there are often important subsidiaries or branches that are not shown here. Service companies are also missing, for example, those located in the coastal areas in the north or in the mountains in the south.