Hanwag Explained

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Hanwag GmbH is a German manufacturer of mountaineering boots and hiking boot headquartered in Vierkirchen.^{[1] [2] [3]} Hanwag GmbH is part of Fenix Outdoor concern.

In 1936, Hans Wagner supplied the first ski boots for the Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, at that time still made of leather.^[4] During the war, the factory was looted, but production was soon able to restart, first under the Hawa brand, then eventually as Hanwag (Hans Wagner).^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Familienunternehmen: Von Wanderschuhen bis Radtaschen: Produktion in der Heimat hilft im Corona-Chaos. live. 2021-07-12. Handelsblatt. de. 2021-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210404091108/https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/familienunternehmen-von-wanderschuhen-bis-radtaschen-produktion-in-der-heimat-hilft-im-corona-chaos/27059006.html.
2. Web site: 2018-01-30. Gründer des berühmten Bergschuh-Herstellers Hanwag gestorben. live. 2021-07-12. Münchner Merkur. de. 2020-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929223520/https://www.merkur.de/lokales/dachau/vierkirchen-ort114642/vierkirchen-trauert-um-ehrenbuerger-und-hanwag-gruender-josef-wagner-9570908.html.
3. News: Backs. Stefanie. Vierkirchner Schuster mit sicherem Tritt. Münchner Merkur. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401045055/http://www.hanwag.de/media/pdf/hanwag-portrait-muenchner-merkur.pdf. April 1, 2012.
4. Web site: 2022-10-07. Andreas Mayer. April 2014. de. Outdoor: Zwischen Tradition & Trend. wanderlust-magazin.de.
5. Web site: 2022-10-07. de-DE. 100 Jahre Outdoor-Schuhe – eine Zeitreise. 100.hanwag.de.