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The Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant is the worldwide headquarters of the Volkswagen Group. [1] Situated in Wolfsburg, Germany, it is one of the largest manufacturing plants in the world, with an area of just under 6.5 million m 2 (70 million sq ft) and a building area of 1.6 million m 2 (17 million sq ft). [2] In 2015 the plant produced 815,000 cars.
Sumitomo ElectricS Bordnetze SE is a member of the Sumitomo Electric Industries Group. [4] The group consists of some 340 subsidiaries, and affiliates in a wide range of sectors spread over more than 30 countries, mainly in Asia, North America and Europe. In total, Sumitomo Electric Industries employs more than 200,000 people worldwide.
Wolfsburg (German: [ˈvɔlfsbʊʁk] ⓘ; Eastphalian: Wulfsborg) is the fifth-largest city in the German state of Lower Saxony, located on the river Aller.It lies about 75 kilometres (47 mi) east of Hanover and 230 kilometres (143 mi) west of Berlin.
An Intercity service runs from Berlin via Wolfsburg to Amsterdam or to Munster. Wolfsburg station is connected by a Regional-Express service with Gifhorn and Hanover and by another line to Brunswick and Hildesheim. In addition, Regionalbahn services run to Oebisfelde and Stendal. The first scheduled ICE stopped in Wolfsburg on 26 September 1998.
Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven Oberzentren of Lower Saxony (roughly equivalent to a metropolitan area). With 101,079 inhabitants and 223.92 square kilometres (86.46 sq mi) (as of 31 December 2015), its area is the largest in Lower Saxony and one of the largest in Germany. Salzgitter originated as a ...
The currywurst is sold in the 17 canteens and restaurants in the Wolfsburg factory, usually with ketchup and French fries. [1] A currywurst soup is also sold. To celebrate the product's 45th anniversary, currywurst burgers and currywurst pizza were produced. [4] Volkswagen also sells utensils to go with the currywurst.
Michelin stars are a rating system used by the red Michelin Guide to grade restaurants on their quality. The guide was originally developed in 1900 to show French drivers where local amenities such as restaurants and mechanics were. The rating system was first introduced in 1926 as a single star, with the second and third stars introduced in ...
Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, the DFB-Pokal in 2015 and the DFL-Supercup in 2015. Professional football is run by the spin-off organization VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. [2] [3] Since 2002, Wolfsburg's stadium is the Volkswagen Arena.