The Village Museum is temporarily closed due to renovation work!
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The local history museum in the village of Niederbreitbach (Herrenhofstr. 2A) is a former agricultural property with a main house, stables, sheds and remise as well as a baking oven.
The village museum shows the way of life and furnishings from the second half of the 19th century on a former manor farm. It consists of a dwelling house, barn, courtyard and coach house and is a listed building.
There are six rooms in the residential house; the history of Niederbreitbach is presented in three of the rooms and three reflect the living culture from the earlier period. In addition, the barn, built in 1855, offers further space for exhibition purposes. Here you can see equipment used in agriculture as well as tools of various trades. The horse and cow stable integrated into the barn also houses utensils of the time.
As far as the historical background of the house is concerned, it can be said that the later manor house of 1250 was presumably brought into the marriage with Count Heinrich III of Sayn by Countess Mechtildis of Sayn, as the farm was one of her parents' Thuringian possessions. After her husband's death, however, she transferred most of the property to the archdiocese of Cologne, but made a point of keeping the farm. In 1468, the farm is mentioned in a document as a "wine press house".
The local support association contributes to the preservation and presentation of historical objects and facts.
A visit is also possible by prior arrangement. Contact addresses: - Niederbreitbach Tourist Office, office at the campsite, tel. 02638-4254. - Wiedtal Tourist Office in Waldbreitbach, Tel.02638-5866 - Norbert Hess, Chairman of the Society for the Promotion of the Niederbreitbach Village Museum, Tel. 02638-5866.
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The local history museum in the village of Niederbreitbach (Herrenhofstr. 2A) is a former agricultural property with a main house, stables, sheds and remise as well as a baking oven.
The village museum shows the way of life and furnishings from the second half of the 19th century on a former manor farm. It consists of a dwelling house, barn, courtyard and coach house and is a listed building.
There are six rooms in the residential house; the history of Niederbreitbach is presented in three of the rooms and three reflect the living culture from the earlier period. In addition, the barn, built in 1855, offers further space for exhibition purposes. Here you can see equipment used in agriculture as well as tools of various trades. The horse and cow stable integrated into the barn also houses utensils of the time.
As far as the historical background of the house is concerned, it can be said that the later manor house of 1250 was presumably brought into the marriage with Count Heinrich III of Sayn by Countess Mechtildis of Sayn, as the farm was one of her parents' Thuringian possessions. After her husband's death, however, she transferred most of the property to the archdiocese of Cologne, but made a point of keeping the farm. In 1468, the farm is mentioned in a document as a "wine press house".
The local support association contributes to the preservation and presentation of historical objects and facts.
A visit is also possible by prior arrangement. Contact addresses: - Niederbreitbach Tourist Office, office at the campsite, tel. 02638-4254. - Wiedtal Tourist Office in Waldbreitbach, Tel.02638-5866 - Norbert Hess, Chairman of the Society for the Promotion of the Niederbreitbach Village Museum, Tel. 02638-5866.
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Contact and directions
Herrenhofstr. 2 A
56589 Niederbreitbach
