August Horch Museum Zwickau

The August Horch Museum Zwickau is an automobile museum in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany. Opened in 2004, it covers the history of automobile construction in Zwickau, the early history of Horch and Audi; their eventual incorporation into Auto Union in 1932, and ending with the company's relocation to Ingolstadt after World War II - from where the modern-day Audi company evolved.

August Horch Museum Zwickau
August Horch Museum Zwickau
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Established10 September 2004; 20 years ago (2004-09-10)
Location
  • Audistraße 7
  • 08058 Zwickau
  • Germany
Coordinates50°43′58″N 12°29′03″E / 50.73278°N 12.48417°E / 50.73278; 12.48417
TypeAutomobile museum
WebsiteAugust Horch Museum Zwickau (in English)

The museum also documents the factory's later role in manufacturing the Trabant during the Cold War-era German Democratic Republic,[1][2] and its eventual rebirth under the ownership of Volkswagen.

The museum is housed within the former factory where August Horch established Audi Automobilwerke GmbH in 1910. Its owner and operator is a non-profit making company owned in equal shares by Audi AG and the town of Zwickau.[1]


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  1. ^ a b "The August Horch Museum Moves to a Worthy Venue". AudiWorld website. Internet Brands, Inc. August 25, 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. ^ Adams, Keith (October 2009). "Sublime to ridiculous". Octane website. Octane Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2013.

Bibliography

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  • August Horch Museum Zwickau (2004). Geschichte des Zwickauer Automobilbaus – Die Ausstellung. Zwickau: August Horch Museum Zwickau. OCLC 747040956.
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