Museum Koesching

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The Museum Kösching is an archaeological and folklore museum in Markt Kösching in Upper Bavaria in the district of Eichstätt . The exhibition illustrates the continuous settlement history of the district as well as the life of its people from the Paleolithic to the present.

The museum was set up by Markt Kösching in the former monastery of the poor school sisters. Markt Kösching acquired large parts of the archaeological holdings from Fritz Rose's collection. The focus of the archaeological exhibition is on the Neolithic cultures, grave and settlement finds from the Bronze and Iron Ages , the Roman fort Germanicum and the subsequent settlement by the Bavarians . The showpieces of the exhibition include a so far unique quadruple burial from the era of Corded Ceramics , remnants of a stately burial from the Hallstatt period , the excellently preserved Kösching milestone from AD 201. The more recent history is presented on the upper floor. In addition to a Merovingian ring knob spatha from the founding time of the place, a long sword found in February 1997 when the Kösching brook was being dredged is on display. This was identified in 2001 as part of the BR antiquity program Kunst und Krempel by the militaria experts Johannes Willers and Jan K. Kube based on the proportion of the quillons to the blade and the shape of the pommel as well as the length as a Salic equestrian sword from around 1150. The badly corroded and bent find was then restored and given to the museum. The 105 cm long Damascus blade , which is now almost shiny again, shows an ornament on one side and letters in inlaid technique on the other . The still decipherable letters GIL (d) indicate a blacksmith named Gicelin or the bearer. The further history of Kösching is presented by the increasingly specialized craft. A separate room deals with the history of the church in Kösching.

The Kösching Museum offers visitors the opportunity to try things out and participate in many places.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Johannes Willers, Jan K. Kube In: Gabriele Löwe-Hampp (Ed.): Art and Krempel. Volume 3: The most beautiful discoveries. 2001, ISBN 3-422-06314-5 , pp. 158-159.

literature

  • Dedo von Wallenberg: Museum Markt Kösching. Archeology and folklore.
    In: Collection sheet , 95 (2002), Historischer Verein Eichstätt, Eichstätt, 2002, p. 113ff.
    In: The archaeological year in Bavaria 2002. Stuttgart, 2003, p. 154ff.
    In: Schönere Heimat , 93, Munich 2004, p. 34ff.

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Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 37.2 "  N , 11 ° 30 ′ 4"  E