Homberg Local History Museum (Efze)

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The local history museum of the city of Homberg (Efze) in northern Hesse is housed in the wedding house built in 1517 and the kitchen building from 1582 attached to it. Its exhibitions are primarily dedicated to the city and economic history.

Departments

View of the Homberg local history museum in the town's former wedding house

One focus of the local history museum, opened in 1961, is the history and products of the ironworks in the Holzhausen district . A model shows the factory as it was in the early 20th century. In addition, the visitor is given an overview of the techniques of iron extraction and iron smelting . Among the numerous cast-iron ovens and oven plates on display is the rare “fairytale oven” with depictions of Moritz von Schwind , who is one of the most important artistic products of the ironworks.

In the museum you can see the furnishings of a Homberg pharmacy from the 18th and 19th centuries, the furnishings of a Homberg bookbinder and stationery shop from the 19th and mid-20th centuries, a pottery , as well as line weaving and blueprint equipment . Guild letters, tools and the Homberger Elle remind of the local craft and its organizations .

In the post room, visitors can take a look at the equipment and work items of the old Homberg post office. There are stamps, a franking machine, a package scale, uniforms and many other interesting details about the post office.

In the urban history department, the development of the castle (first mentioned in 1162) is documented on the basis of excavation finds. A bronze plaque from 1508 is noteworthy. A model shows the condition of Homberg's urban complex before it was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War . There is a comprehensive presentation on the Homberg Synod , which took place in Homberg in 1526. A special exhibition room is dedicated to the former church institutions and the town church of St. Mary . Hans Staden , probably born in Homberg in 1525, wrote the first travelogue for Brazil, he will be commemorated in a special exhibition during Hessentag. The museum shows a small selection of works by the painter Heinrich Otto , who came from what is now the Homberg district of Wernswig.

Other departments deal with traditional living culture, such as the medieval kitchen in the aforementioned kitchen construction.

In the inner courtyard, the water supply for the city of Homberg in the past is conveyed.

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  Bronze plaque from Homberg Castle with the inscription: Herman von Gotzes gracious Erzbyschoff zu Colne, the holy romschyn rich through Ytalien, Ertzcantzler, Elector, Duke of West Valn and Engern, of the Abbey of Paderborn, Administrator A (nno) 1508.

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  The fairytale stove from the Holzhausen hut with motifs based on Moritz von Schwind

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  The redesigned classroom is intended to be a reminder of the school facilities in Homberg.

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  The city model shows the city of Homberg before it was destroyed in the Thirty Years War

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  View of equipment in a Homberg pharmacy with an important laboratory oven

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  View into a bookbinding workshop

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  The bookbinder's shop Heinrich Pflüger

Web links

Commons : Heimatmuseum (Hochzeitshaus) Homberg (Efze)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 2.8 "  N , 9 ° 24 ′ 21.9"  E