The story
Founded by Anton Kathrein in 1919, in Rosenheim.1
Private company
Kathrein-Werke
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
German manufacturing company
Kathrein-Werke KG is a German manufacturer of antenna systems and related electronics. The company was founded in Rosenheim (Upper Bavaria) in 1919 and is still headquartered there. It is the world's oldest and largest antenna manufacturer, valued at about $1.8 billion in 2015.2 It was founded by Anton Kathrein.1 It employed 8,900 people in 2014.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1919Founded1
- HeadquartersRosenheim1
- Founded inRosenheim1
- Websitewww.kathrein.com
- Legal formKommanditgesellschaft1
- Kind of organizationLimited partnership1
- LEI529900ARQFVFDW37WT053
- StatusInactive3
- LEI statusRetired3
- Registered addressAnton-Kathrein-Straße 1-3, 83022 Rosenheim, Germany3
- Registered withLocal Court Traunstein, HRA 4603
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Kathrein-Werke KG is a German manufacturer of antenna systems and related electronics. The company was founded in Rosenheim (Upper Bavaria) in 1919 and is still headquartered there.2
Leadership
Who has led Kathrein-Werke, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderAnton Kathrein1
Products and brands
- antenna
Listed on Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 20148,9001
Timeline
- 1919Founded Founded in Rosenheim1
Links
- Websitewww.kathrein.com1
- WikipediaKathrein
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1736472
Sources
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- 1WikidataKathrein-Werke on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaKathrein-Werke on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsKathrein-Werke logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain