What is Gruschwitz Textilwerke?
{{Infobox company | name = Gruschwitz Textilwerke Aktiengesellschaft | logo = Logo Gruschwitz.svg | ISIN = | homepage = {{URL|1=www.gruschwitz.com}} }} '''Gruschwitz Textilwerke AG''' is a [[textile industry]] company based in [[Leutkirch im Allgäu]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]] in [[Germany]]. == Beginnings == The company was founded in 1816 in the [[Silesia|Silesian]] [[Nowa Sól]] ({{lang-de|Neusalz an der Oder}}) by [[Johann David Gruschwitz]], it emerged from an operation of the [[Moravian Church]]. In 1847, Gruschwitz left the company, which his sons ''Heinrich Gruschwitz'' (1816–1885) and ''Alexander Gruschwitz'' (1819–1888) successfully continued under the company ''JD Gruschwitz & Söhne oHG'' . The company was converted into ''Gruschwitz Textilwerke AG'' in 1906, in whose management the ''Doherr'' families ''(Doherr-Gruschwitz)'' and ''von Treskow were represented'' as Gruschwitz descendants. During the First World War, Gruschwitz employed over 3,500 people. At the end of the [[World War II|Second World War]], all Gruschwitz factories were in the [[Red Army|Red Army's]] sphere of influence and were expropriated without compensation as a Soviet joint stock company . The last 4,000 employees became unemployed. With the help of a few old employees, ''Franz Alexander Doherr-Gruschwitz'' opened a small twisted yarn production facility in [[Neu-Ulm]], [[Bavaria]], in 1950 in initially rented rooms. == Recent history == [[File:Nowasol_odra.jpg|thumb| Ruinous factory building of ''Gruschwitz Textilwerke AG'' in Neusalz / Nowa Sól (photo 2008) ]] In 2004 Gruschwitz moved from Neu-Ulm to Leutkirch im Allgäu after the company had previously taken over two other companies in the textile industry (Fritz Zorn GmbH & Co. KG, Leutkirch and Lozetex GmbH Tech-Twists, Winterlingen). In 2005, the operative business was completely outsourced to ''Gruschwitz GmbH Tech-Twists'', also located in Leutkirch im Allgäu. This 100% subsidiary is a leader in the development and production of technical threads, yarns and sewing threads