Agricultural machinery museum Krone

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The Agricultural Machinery Museum Krone in Spelle in the Emsland district in Lower Saxony presents agricultural machinery and the company history of the agricultural machinery manufacturer Bernard Krone, which was founded in 1906 and now operates worldwide .

description

The Emsland-based company group Krone, the leading agricultural machinery and vehicle manufacturer in Europe, opened a museum in 2016 for the 110th anniversary of the company at the location of the first production in Spelle. In addition to its own products, there are also numerous exhibits from other leading agricultural machinery manufacturers, such as Lanz . In addition to the workshop and sales halls, the museum also offers former offices and a former iron and household goods store , which was maintained until the 1960s. A museum cinema offers an introductory film on the past and present of the Krone company with its agricultural machinery, commercial vehicle construction and agricultural machinery trade divisions. Films about agriculture and agricultural engineering as well as the Krone company are also shown here.

literature

  • Walter Krone: The Krone Agricultural Machinery Museum in Spelle. In: Study Society for Emsland Regional History (Ed.): Emsland History. Volume 26, Haselünne 2019, pp. 314-364.

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Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′ 36.4 "  N , 7 ° 28 ′ 26"  E