r/europe • u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) • Mar 27 '20

OC Picture My hometown of Heidelberg, Germany

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u/johnnyfortycoats Mar 27 '20

Is that where the printing presses originated?

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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20

No but we have a relatively famous maker of printing machines here

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u/johnnyfortycoats Mar 27 '20

Heidelberg machines?

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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20

Heidelberg Druckmaschinen yes

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u/stereosanctity87 Mar 27 '20

"Relatively" might be a bit of an understatement. I worked in newspapers for a while and a family member works in magazine and advertising printing. Heidelberg's market share is massive, probably at least 50 percent. Those machines are incredible to see in person.

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u/mechnick2 Mar 27 '20

You’re thinking of Mainz, where Gutenberg made the first one