Grenzlandmuseum Eichsfeld

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Exterior view of the Grenzlandmuseum Eichsfeld.
The Grenzlandmuseum 2013, exterior view.

The Grenzlandmuseum Eichsfeld is a historical museum near Teistungen with an adjoining educational facility and circular hiking trail on the border between Thuringia and Lower Saxony . The carrier is the association of the same name, the Grenzlandmuseum Eichsfeld eV The memorial is on the European Green Belt .

History of the place

The 6 km long Grenzlandweg with original border installations
Illuminated mill tower and border line for 30 years of border opening

The museum is located on the site of the former inner-German border crossing Duderstadt / Worbis . The border crossing was opened on June 21, 1973 on the basis of the basic contract for traffic close to the border . From 1973 to 1989 almost 6 million travelers used the border crossing. On the night of November 9th to 10th, 1989, the border crossing was opened as a result of the events in Berlin . With the monetary, economic and social union , the last passport controls ceased to apply on July 1, 1990.

museum

In 1995 the Grenzlandmuseum Eichsfeld was opened. On over 1000 square meters, information is provided about the history of the division of Germany, the border regime of the GDR and the Green Belt. The museum, which is located in the preserved historical buildings of the former border crossing, sees itself as a place of learning and memory .

In addition to the border barriers, the permanent exhibition also addresses aspects of living with the border ( restricted area of ​​the GDR / border area of the Federal Republic of Germany ), the organization of state and society in the GDR, the role of state security , forced resettlement from the restricted area, the mass exodus from Böseckendorf and others Escape as well as the Peaceful Revolution and the opening of the border in Eichsfeld .

Special exhibitions, lectures and workshops take place regularly in the museum and the affiliated educational establishment. Schools in particular use the educational offer. The range of events and workshops covers the three main themes of history, democracy and the environment.

The museum counted over 60,000 visitors in 2019 with its various offers.

Mill tower

Mill tower

A mill already existed below the Teistungenburg monastery in the 17th century . When the border crossing was built, the mill buildings were demolished, only the mill tower remained. The tower was rebuilt and served as a command and control tower for direct monitoring of the border crossing point; the signal and control lines also converged here. Today there are exhibitions on several floors on in-depth topics such as the Green Belt or the border service in East and West.

Grenzlandweg

Former Kolonnenweg as part of the Grenzlandweg

An approximately 6-kilometer circular route leads from the Grenzlandmuseum along the Lower Saxony-Thuringian border region. At 24 stations, some of the former border installations can be viewed in their original state, including a command tower of the GDR border troops , but also customs and Federal Border Guard installations . There are also insights into historical and natural history topics along the former border line.

Horse Mountain Headquarters

The command post seen from the Lower Saxony side

A BTv 4x4 observation tower (the base area is 4x4 m) was built as a guide on the southern foothills of the Pferdeberg. The command post was responsible for a nearly 17-kilometer-long border section that stretched from the road in the Hahletal to near Neuendorf. On the first floor there was space for an alarm group, which could also sleep here. The command post was on the top floor, where all signal systems and the border alarm network converged. A spotlight was installed on the roof with which the border area around the tower could be illuminated even at night. Next to the border tower was a parking space from which the alarm group could move to the corresponding border section as quickly as possible in the event of an alarm. A tour of the tower is possible by arrangement.

Web links

Commons : Grenzlandmuseum Eichsfeld  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Grenzlandweg. In: Website of the Grenzlandmuseum Eichsfeld. Retrieved March 25, 2019 .
  2. ↑ permanent exhibition. In: Website of the Grenzlandmuseum Eichsfeld. Retrieved March 25, 2019 .
  3. ^ Britta Eichner-Ramm: Class from Göttingen as the 800,000th visitor in the Grenzlandmuseum. In: Göttinger Tageblatt. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
  4. ↑ The educational institution. In: Website of the Grenzlandmuseum Eichsfeld. Retrieved March 25, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Britta Eichner-Ramm: 30 years of unity and 25 years of the Grenzlandmuseum. In: Göttinger Tageblatt. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 56.5 "  N , 10 ° 15 ′ 43"  E