Regional Special: Tuttlingen

The three black deer antlers
of the Tuttlinger city arms stand
for the federal state Württemberg.
© Stadt Tuttlingen

The Swabians are famous for being hard-working. That's why it is hardly surprising that a small city, which is world-wide known as the World Centre of Medical Technology, is Swabian. About two hundred businesses from this field have their headquarters in Tuttlingen. Many of them are regarded internationally as the "big ones".

MEDICA.de introduces the modern business location Tuttlingen in a Special. We present background information concerned with the development of the medical technologies there.

Paris stands for fashion, Hollywood for films, London for music. Tuttlingen - that name is connected to medical technology. Insiders call the small 35.000-inhabitants town in the region of Swabia the World Centre of Medical Technology. This is due to a 130 year old tradition in this field and because the location is home to a great many firms which have excellent reputations all over the world. - The World Centre of Medical Technology

An exploding powder keg, a strong northeast wind and the chandler Luithlen were to blame. A big fire started spreading from around his house. This resulted in a smoldering Tuttlingen within the city walls at the end of the first of November 1803. Who would have thought that about 200 years later the small city would be regarded as the centre of medical technology worldwide. - About Cutlers and Instrument Makers

Our Company Special Tuttlingen

Our topics at a glance - MEDICA.de's topics in 2004
- MEDICA.de's topics in 2003