Alte Brotfabrik Duisburg

In the location's words:

The identification-creating monument
in the north of Duisburg

The "Old Bread Factory from 1904" in Duisburg-Beeck is not just any old building. Fritz Overbeck, the head of the company, was a staunch opponent of National Socialism and was influenced by humanist ideas. He used his bread factory to distribute pamphlets baked into loaves of bread, which informed people about the Nazi atrocities and were distributed to the general public via convoluted routes. In 2012, the building complex with the residential building and outbuildings was added to the city of Duisburg's list of monuments. Listed because of its historical significance, a place that creates identity. And in this case, it is a cultural protection because of the special proximity of the building to regional culture.The last bread was baked and delivered in 1970. Since then, Fritz Overbeck's grandson Cyrus has used the old factory premises as an artist's studio and for cultural events.

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