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To mark the 150th anniversary of the Heilbronn Historical Society, the H\u00d6RTKORN GROUP presented a special gift: A check for 40,000 euros<\/strong> for the creation of a bronze tactile model of Heilbronn’s city center around the year 1800.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The detailed model will be accessible to all visitors at the Heilbronn City Archives in Eichgasse \u2013 equipped with Braille and manufactured by the renowned Egbert Broerken workshop. This makes history literally \u201ctangible.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI saw the cardboard model in the city archives, was immediately impressed, and spontaneously decided to provide the funding,\u201d explains entrepreneur Christian H\u00f6rtkorn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mayor Harry Mergel<\/strong> also praised the support: \u201cToday is a very special moment because, thanks to voluntary commitment and generous support, a project close to our hearts is becoming reality. The H\u00f6rtkorn company is a gem in Heilbronn as a business location. At the same time, we would like to thank the Historical Society, which has been preserving and keeping alive the history of our city for a century and a half.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the Historical Society, this donation is the largest contribution in its history. Society Chairman Prof. Dr. Thomas Schnabel emphasized: \u201cHeilbronn’s city center has undergone fundamental changes over the past centuries. The tactile model brings to life how narrow the streets were back then.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With the presentation of the check on September 25, 2025, the H\u00d6RTKORN GROUP is sending a strong signal of its close ties to Heilbronn \u2013 and actively supporting the preservation of history for the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjUzMjYyIn19@” button_text=”Back to the overview” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”2c22151d-8896-4dcb-8b6c-a3e534023b5e” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To mark the 150th anniversary of the Heilbronn Historical Society, the H\u00d6RTKORN GROUP presented a special gift: A check for 40,000 euros for the creation of a bronze tactile model of Heilbronn’s city center around the year 1800.A city model you can touch \u2013 H\u00d6RTKORN GROUP donates 40,000 euros to the Heilbronn Historical SocietyThe detailed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":57991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-57992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nA city model you can touch \u2013 H\u00d6RTKORN GROUP donates 40,000 euros to the Heilbronn Historical Society<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Photo from left to right: Miriam Eberlein, Mayor Harry Mergel, Christian H\u00f6rtkorn, and Dr. Thomas Schnabel at the check presentation.<\/em><\/h5>\n