Sarotti-Schokoladenfabrik, Former chocolate factory in Hattersheim am Main, Germany.
The Sarotti chocolate factory is a preserved industrial complex in Hattersheim am Main featuring a 19th century brick structure and a workshop building from 1925. The site combines several structures that reflect manufacturing practices across different time periods.
The site began in 1884 as the Maingau sugar factory and was converted to chocolate production in 1922 when Otto & Quantz GmbH took over the facility. This transformation marked the shift from sugar processing to chocolate manufacturing in the region.
The building now serves as Hattersheim City Museum and displays objects from the region's industrial past. Visitors can trace the footprints of factory work and craftsmanship from different time periods.
The museum site is located at Platz der Deutschen Einheit 165 and is easily accessible by foot from the town center. Visitors should allow enough time for guided tours to fully explore the workshop spaces and exhibitions about the site's industrial history.
In the 1950s this facility became the largest employer in the Main-Taunus district with a substantial workforce. This importance made the building a central point of local economic life and community identity.
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