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Villa Life
2012.05.11
Bosch Villa Heidehof, Stuttgart
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Anything green in the background is all vineyard. They are all over these hills.
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You might just be able to make out the white arean in the middle background to the right of the gray tower. That is the Porsche Aren. Yes, not only is the HQ for Daimler/Mercedes here in Stuttgart, but Porsche is also made here not too far away from the Bosch HQ. Stuttgart has more going on here than you might imagine!
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On a hill in the distant background to the far right, there is a small domed building known as the Grabkapelle atop the Rotenberg. The Neckar River flows down below it. If you want to see close-up shots of that lovely place and learn the story about why it was put there, check out my blog on Stuttgart history: Grabkapelle Rotenberg
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Welcome to the Bosch Villa "Heidehof", looking over the eastern parts of Stuttgart and the Neckar.
Built in the first half of the 1900s by Robert Bosch, founder of the same company which bears his name, it is today the seat of the Bosch Foundation.
The home is beautiful and quite majestic as it looks out over the rolling hills of our city. Robert Bosch was quite the pioneer in fostering not only the development of such things as the spark plug, to list but the most famous of his hundreds of products, but also incredibly thoughtful working conditions for his employees.
Having spent some time in the archives of the company as an external language trainer, I have been most fortunate to learn a lot of interesting facts about this fascinating entrepreneur. Being a history buff, my stint working with the archive personnel was a real treat. (Thank you Angelika, Christine and Vera!)
Do you know who implemented the first 40-hour work week? Robert Bosch, here in Stuttgart.
Do you know who was a pioneer in making sure that employees had a place at work in the form of a cafeteria to eat a hot meal at a reasonable cost? Robert Bosch, in Stuttgart. And all of this well before World War II. He was ahead of his time and set some remarkable examples for other business leaders.
I could go on, but I shan't. Enjoy the pictures.
Built in the first half of the 1900s by Robert Bosch, founder of the same company which bears his name, it is today the seat of the Bosch Foundation.
The home is beautiful and quite majestic as it looks out over the rolling hills of our city. Robert Bosch was quite the pioneer in fostering not only the development of such things as the spark plug, to list but the most famous of his hundreds of products, but also incredibly thoughtful working conditions for his employees.
Having spent some time in the archives of the company as an external language trainer, I have been most fortunate to learn a lot of interesting facts about this fascinating entrepreneur. Being a history buff, my stint working with the archive personnel was a real treat. (Thank you Angelika, Christine and Vera!)
Do you know who implemented the first 40-hour work week? Robert Bosch, here in Stuttgart.
Do you know who was a pioneer in making sure that employees had a place at work in the form of a cafeteria to eat a hot meal at a reasonable cost? Robert Bosch, in Stuttgart. And all of this well before World War II. He was ahead of his time and set some remarkable examples for other business leaders.
I could go on, but I shan't. Enjoy the pictures.
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Wonderful place. Thanks for sharing those curiosities about Robert Bosch.
angil · 2012-05-11: 12:25
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what a life. what a pioneering industrialist. great photos.
????? · 2012-05-11: 12:37
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A stunning building, and a very wise man great set.
busybee · 2012-05-11: 12:39
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Beautiful pictures.
Lsample · 2012-05-11: 12:46
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Amazing Place. And thank uoyu for sharing about Robert Bosch, I didn't know all that about him. Gorgeous pics - Thanks - Julie
miahurricane · 2012-05-11: 12:53
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# 4 is my fav.
marilynx · 2012-05-11: 13:12
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I could live there without too much sacrifice ..... 8^)
DancingDolphin · 2012-05-11: 22:55
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fantastic set !
photodeclair · 2012-05-11: 23:45
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Great place, photos and interesting facts about Robert Bosh.
inawe · 2012-05-12: 08:00
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Wow! I enjoyed this fascinating and informative journey tour through your photos! My aunt used to work as an accountant for Bosch Telecoms in Manila. She had the best experience there. One of my Japanese students, who is a dentist is a member of the Porche Club and he visits Stuttgart almost every year! Everytime he tells me stories and shows me photos of this place and more. I call that session my 'Porche Education'. I'm his English teacher and the best expression I could offer would be, WOW!
globetrotdreamer · 2012-05-12: 08:22
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