Diesdorf open-air museum

Low German hall house in the entrance area of ​​the Diesdorf open-air museum

The Freilichtmuseum Diesdorf is an open-air museum in Diesdorf in the western Altmark near Salzwedel .

meaning

It is one of the oldest folklore open-air museums in Germany and was founded in 1911 by the country doctor Georg Schulze from Diesdorf. In addition to the museum, Schulze set up an outdoor pool at about the same time . More than 20 residential and farm buildings as well as historically laid out cottage gardens are presented on an area of ​​around six hectares. For example, Low German hall houses, granaries , gatehouses, a forge , a village school and a post mill can be visited . In 1954 the museum was incorporated into the Johann Friedrich Danneil Museum in Salzwedel , and in 1989 it became independent again.

See also

• List of European open air museums

literature

• Ulrich Kalmbach, Lothar Mittag: Johann Friedrich Danneil Museum. A walk through the exhibitions. Museum guide
• Jochen Alexander Hofmann: From the “Altmark Farm” to the Diesdorf Open-Air Museum . In: Sachsen-Anhalt-Journal 28 (2018), Issue 3, pp. 2-4.

Web links

Commons : Freilichtmuseum Diesdorf  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the museum
• Object collection of the open-air museum Diesdorf on museum-digital.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Overview of the museum's collection at museum-digital.de , accessed on July 27, 2010

Coordinates: 52 ° 44 ′ 43.7 "  N , 10 ° 53 ′ 6.4"  E