Munitions Factory (before 1897)

A few buildings remain of what was once a munitions factory, yet another part of the Prussian armaments industry. In the 1920s, the facility was repurposed for automobiles. From 1928 to 1940 it produced rear-wheel-drive cars for the DKW company. Later, it also turned out chassis for front-wheel-drive models. In the 1960s, after Auto Union was taken over by Volkswagen, the car factory closed. Where transmissions were once built, super sports cars and classic cars have been on display since 2019. MOTORWORLD carried out a historic restoration of the old hardening shop with the sawtooth roof. There will also be new buildings for showrooms, workshops, and retail space devoted to the automotive world. A container hotel is also planned, as are event locations and a beer garden.