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Bosch Headquarters & offices · Gerlingen, Germany
Bosch · Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Germany
A head office set into the Glemswald forest, a 32,500 m² research building rebuilt as open offices and cafés, and one of Germany's largest green façades.
The Schillerhöhe campus, the benefits and the road from a backyard workshop in Stuttgart in 1886 — then the business. Every number from Bosch's own website, annual report and press releases, and from the architects' project pages.
- 32,500 m²office building Sh 201, rebuilt 2016–2020
- 1,500 m²green façade on the new energy center
- 500+employee leisure groups in Germany
- 412,774associates worldwide (end of 2025)
Sources: SFP Architekten project page “Sh 201” · Schwarz Architekten project page “EVZ Bosch Schillerhöhe” · bosch.de Benefits · Bosch press release on the 2025 business year
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THE HEADQUARTERS · GERLINGEN-SCHILLERHÖHE
A head office in the woods above Stuttgart
Bosch moved its head office out of crowded central Stuttgart to the Schillerhöhe in 1970. The campus sits in the Glemswald forest, next to open meadows and footpaths, so breaks can be taken under the trees. After the researchers moved to Renningen, SFP Architekten stripped a 32,500 m² laboratory building back to its concrete frame and rebuilt it as modern offices with communication zones, a café and conference areas, under Bosch's “Inspiring Working Conditions” program. Today the site offers co-working areas and quiet retreat zones.
- In the Glemswald forest
- Sh 201: 32,500 m² rebuilt (2016–2020)
- Co-working and quiet zones
- Timber-hybrid energy center (2026)
- 1,500 m² green façade
Inside Sh 201: offices, café and meeting zones
SFP Architekten stripped the 32,500 m² laboratory building Sh 201 back to its concrete frame and rebuilt it as offices with communication zones, a café and conference areas (2016–2020).
The energy center and its green façade
Schwarz Architekten's three-storey timber-hybrid energy center (2020–2026) supplies the whole headquarters site, houses the works fire brigade and carries a 1,500 m² green façade.
The campus on the Schillerhöhe
Bosch moved its head office out of central Stuttgart to the Schillerhöhe in 1970; the campus sits in the Glemswald forest next to meadows and footpaths.
Sources: bosch.de “Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe” · SFP Architekten project page “Sh 201 Umbau und Sanierung Bosch Schillerhöhe” · Schwarz Architekten project page “EVZ Bosch Schillerhöhe” · bosch.com history 1960–1989
The Schillerhöhe campus
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Robert Bosch GmbH headquarters | Robert-Bosch-Platz 1, 70839 Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Germany |
Source: bosch.com Corporate information · See them on the map ↓
Source: Bosch Media Service “Bosch-Hauptzentrale Schillerhöhe, 1970” · SFP Architekten and Schwarz Architekten project pages. sq ft converted by eciffo.
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Benefits (Germany)
A company retirement plan that Bosch describes as award-winning, plus discounts on health, life and dental insurance.
Bosch's own company health insurance fund, for associates and their families.
Company doctors at work, and fully anonymous social counselling for work or private problems.
Free courses at the Bosch Training Center and free online licences from well-known learning providers.
Job sharing, part-time, flexible shifts, sabbaticals and paid leave, depending on role and site; mobile work is part of the culture.
Work from another country for a time within set rules — combined with holidays or family visits.
Daily shuttles to some sites, bike leasing and good public transport links, depending on location.
Exclusive discounts on Bosch products and services, and benefit portals in almost every country.
Source: bosch.de Karriere “Benefits” (2026)
Why people stay: what Bosch itself says
Robert Bosch Stiftung, a charitable foundation, holds 94% of the share capital — Bosch says its independence from capital markets lets it think long-term.
Bosch says it fills most specialist and management roles from its own ranks, preparing people in talent pools.
More than 100,000 associates have taken training in the Bosch AI Academy.
More than 500 company leisure groups at sites across Germany, from sport to culture.
BestAger@Bosch, afric@Bosch, B:proud, family@Bosch, Software@Bosch and more, open across hierarchy levels.
Retired experts stay connected and pass on their knowledge to younger colleagues.
Source: bosch.de Karriere “Benefits” · Bosch annual report 2025 (AI Academy) · Bosch annual report 2020 (shareholders) · bosch.com Facts and figures
Who works here
associates worldwide (Dec 31, 2025)
works in research and development
women in management
nationalities
associates in Germany (end of 2024)
Source: bosch.com Facts and figures (Dec 31, 2025) · Bosch annual report 2025 · Bosch press releases on the 2025 and 2024 business years. R&D share calculated by eciffo.
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Office history: from a Stuttgart backyard to the Schillerhöhe
- 1886 A workshop in a Stuttgart backyard
In November 1886 Robert Bosch opened his “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering” in a courtyard building at 75B Rotebühlstrasse in western Stuttgart, with one journeyman and one errand boy. In 1890 he put up a sign so customers could find it.
Source: bosch.com history “1886–1905” · History Blog “Robert Bosch becomes a factory owner”
First workshop, Rotebühlstraße 75B, Stuttgart · © Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch corporate history) - 1900–01 The first factory of its own
After several moves between rented rooms, Bosch bought a house with a large yard nearby in March 1900. On April 1, 1901, 45 associates moved into the new “Elektrotechnische Fabrik Robert Bosch” — Stuttgart's first reinforced-concrete building, with a Renaissance-style sandstone façade.
Source: Bosch History Blog “Robert Bosch becomes a factory owner”
The first Bosch factory, Stuttgart, 1901 · © Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch corporate history) - 1905 A second factory in the backyard
Demand was so strong that Bosch needed every floor for itself and built a second factory behind the first. Within a few years the single building had grown into a sizeable site in the city centre.
Source: Bosch History Blog · bosch.com history “1886–1905”
Bosch-Areal, Stuttgart, 2017 · MSeses / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1964 The Robert Bosch Stiftung
The Robert Bosch Stiftung was founded; the Bosch family home on a hill in eastern Stuttgart is now its headquarters. The foundation holds 94% of the company's share capital.
Source: bosch.com history “1960–1989” · Bosch annual report 2020
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1966–70 Out of the city, onto the Schillerhöhe
There was no room left to grow in Stuttgart, so in 1966 Bosch began building a new head office near Gerlingen. The buildings were finished in 1968–69, the first researchers moved in in 1968, and the whole move, including the board, was completed in 1970.
Source: Bosch Media Service, “Bosch-Hauptzentrale Schillerhöhe in Gerlingen bei Stuttgart, 1970”
Schillerhöhe head office, 1970 · © Robert Bosch GmbH - 2016–20 Laboratories become offices
After the research departments moved to Renningen, the 32,500 m² building Sh 201 was stripped to its concrete frame and rebuilt as offices with communication zones, a café and conference areas for Bosch's “Inspiring Working Conditions”.
Source: SFP Architekten project page “Sh 201”
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2020–26 A green energy center
A three-storey timber-hybrid building now powers the whole headquarters site and houses the works fire brigade and security control room. Its 1,500 m² planted façade is one of the largest wall-bound green façades in Germany.
Source: Schwarz Architekten project page “EVZ Bosch Schillerhöhe”
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
Map: how the headquarters moved
From a backyard workshop in western Stuttgart to a wooded hill above Gerlingen, about 9 km away. Bosch spent its first 84 years in central Stuttgart before space ran out.
- 1 · 1886Rotebühlstrasse 75B, Stuttgart — Robert Bosch's first workshop, in a courtyard building
- 2 · TodayRobert-Bosch-Platz 1, Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe — Head office since 1970, in the Glemswald forest
Places and years: Bosch History Blog · Bosch Media Service (1970) · bosch.com Corporate information · Locations: OpenStreetMap
What Bosch does
Bosch is a supplier of technology and services in four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods (power tools and BSH home appliances) and Energy and Building Technology. It is a private company, 94% owned by the charitable Robert Bosch Stiftung.
Four business sectors: Mobility €55.8B, Consumer Goods €19.9B, Energy and Building Technology €8.5B, Industrial Technology €6.5B (2025).
Where the money came from · sales revenue by region, 2025
Source: Bosch press release “Strategy 2030: Bosch plays to its innovative strengths” (2026), development by region
Source: Bosch annual report 2025 · Bosch press release on the 2025 business year · per-associate figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
€78.7B → €91.0B
≈ 429,400 → 412,774
Sales: bosch.com Facts and figures. Associates at year-end: Bosch press releases on the 2025 and 2024 business years (2023 = 2024 figure plus the reported decline of 11,500). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Chairman of the board of management since July 1, 2026; also responsible for Consumer Goods and BSH.
Chairman from January 1, 2022 until he stepped down at his own request on June 30, 2026.
Chairman for almost ten years; then Scientific Advisor for quantum technology.
Founder: Robert Bosch (1886).
Source: bosch.com Leadership · Bosch Media Service press releases on changes to the board of management (2021, 2026)
Bosch: questions people ask
Where is Bosch's headquarters?
At Robert-Bosch-Platz 1, 70839 Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, just outside Stuttgart, Germany — on a campus in the Glemswald forest.
Source: bosch.com Corporate information · bosch.de Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe
When did Bosch move to the Schillerhöhe?
Construction began in 1966 because there was no room to expand in Stuttgart. The first researchers moved in in 1968, and the move of all units, including the board, was completed in 1970.
Source: Bosch Media Service (1970 photo page)
Who designed Bosch's headquarters?
Recent work on the campus was designed by Stuttgart firms: SFP Architekten rebuilt the 32,500 m² office building Sh 201 (2016–2020), and Schwarz Architekten designed the new energy center with fire station (2020–2026).
Source: SFP Architekten and Schwarz Architekten project pages
Where was Bosch founded?
In Stuttgart, in 1886, in a courtyard workshop at 75B Rotebühlstrasse. The first own factory followed in 1901.
Source: Bosch History Blog
How many people work at Bosch?
412,774 associates worldwide at the end of 2025, about one in five in research and development. In Germany Bosch employed just over 129,800 people at the end of 2024.
Source: Bosch press releases on the 2025 and 2024 business years · Bosch annual report 2025
What benefits does Bosch offer in Germany?
A company pension (Bosch Vorsorge Plan), the Bosch BKK health insurer, company doctors and anonymous counselling, free training, flexible work models, Work Abroad, and discounts on Bosch products.
Source: bosch.de Karriere “Benefits”
Can Bosch employees work remotely?
Bosch says flexible working is a fixed part of its culture, with work both in the office and remote, and a Work Abroad option to work from another country for a time for private reasons.
Source: bosch.de Karriere “Benefits”
Who owns Bosch?
Bosch is private. 94% of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by the charitable Robert Bosch Stiftung; the rest is held by Robert Bosch GmbH and a company owned by the Bosch family.
Source: Bosch annual report 2020
Who is the CEO of Bosch?
Christian Fischer, chairman of the board of management since July 1, 2026. He succeeded Stefan Hartung.
Source: bosch.com Leadership · Bosch Media Service (2026)
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