Although Bayer is headquartered in Leverkusen, it was actually founded in 1863 in Barmen (which, of course, a few decades later was incorporated into Wuppertal). The headquarters and most production facilities moved from Barmen to a larger area in Elberfeld in 1866. After 1880, a further expansion in Elberfeld was impossible, so the company moved to the village Wiesdorf at Rhein and settled in the area of the alizarin producer Leverkus and Sons. A new city, Leverkusen, was founded there in 1930 and became home to Bayer AG's headquarters. (previous | next | back to album | 2022:06:06 10:34:13 | 42% of an album)