Krombacher Brauerei is one of the largest privately owned breweries in Germany. The Krombacher brand was founded in 1803 by Bernhard Schadeberg and has continued to be in the hands of the Schadeberg family for generations. Krombach is a suburb of Kreuztal near Siegen, a small city in a part of Germany called Siegerland, a part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The small town of Krombach is located at the foot of the Rothaargebirge.