Eden Gemeinnützige Obstbau-Siedlung eG | |
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 Old cider brewery | |
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 Interactive map of Eden Gemeinnützige Obstbau-Siedlung eG | |
| Coordinates:52°44′58″N13°12′21″E / 52.749477°N 13.20592°E /52.749477; 13.20592 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oberhavel |
| Town | Oranienburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.46 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
• Total | 1,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 16515 |
| Area code | 03301 |
| Website | https://eden-eg.de/ |
Eden Gemeinnützige Obstbau-Siedlung is a fruit-growingcooperative inOranienburg north ofBerlin.[2] The cooperative was founded in 1893 exclusively for vegetarians but since 1901 has accepted membership for anyone who "adopts a healthy lifestyle".[3]
The founding document of Eden was signed on May 28 1893 by 18Lebensreformers with commercial leadership from Bruno Wilhelmi at theCeres Inn in Berlin.[4][5] The cooperative was inspired byGustav Struve andEduard Baltzer. It can be seen in the context of rapid population growth, urbanization and subsequentland reform in Germany in the late 19th century. At the time, hundreds[6] of ideologically motivated settlements were created.[7]
AfterWWI, the settlement attracted and supportedvölkisch andanti-semitic ideologies. Since 1916 only Germans ofaryan ethnicity were allowed to settle in Eden.[8] This policy enabled Eden to continue business unchanged throughout the Nazi-Regime. In 1938 there were 1300 people living in Eden, 395 of which were settlers.[9]
Eden was also able to continue itscooperative inEast Germany. Produce was sold to West-Germans under the brand nameEden through a daughter companyEden-Waren inBad Soden am Taunus. The revenue from these products contributed significantly to Edens economic survival.[10] However, the business was collectivised by the state in 1972.[11]
The brand name was sold after the Fall of theBerlin Wall in 1990.[12] It belonged toNovartis until 1999,Deutscher Verein für Gesundheitspflege [de] until 2014 and is currently owned byHügli Holding [de].[13][14]