Volksdorf museum village
The Museumsdorf Volksdorf is an open-air museum in Hamburg-Volksdorf . It consists of seven residential and farm buildings from the 17th to 19th centuries and an exhibition with household and work equipment. Three of the buildings are in their original location, the others were from the environment into the Museum Volksdorf translocated or rebuilt according to old buildings. Old handicraft techniques are demonstrated on the trade fair.
The Volksdorf museum village is run and maintained almost exclusively on a voluntary basis by the De Spieker association . The funds required for the operation are raised by the association from membership fees, donations and income from events. The building is owned by the “Volksdorf Museum Village Foundation”, which also collects and provides the financial means for investments to maintain the building.
The site is freely accessible, except on Mondays, and the interior can only be visited with guided tours.
history
1960 stood on the present site of the museum village:
- the Spiekerhus, built around 1624 and visibly dilapidated,
- the Harderhof, which was rebuilt after a fire in 1757, in which the municipal building yard was housed and which was run down,
- the probably just as old Instenhaus, today's Dorfkrug, which was divided into apartments and rented out.
At that time, a planning draft by the building authorities provided for the building to be demolished and multi-storey residential buildings to be erected on the site. Due to the commitment of Volksdorf citizens, these plans were not implemented.
The prerequisite for the establishment of the museum was that a suitable carrier had to be found, as the authorities of the city of Hamburg were not prepared to bear the financial risk. In 1962 the association “DE SPIEKER - Society for Homeland Care and Local Research in the Hamburg Forest Villages e. V. “founded.
In the following years managed the club, other buildings convert or reconstruct. This created a traditional village image of the Stormarnian Geestland , which is now a listed building in its entirety. At the beginning of the 1990s, the association developed the concept of the "Living Museum": Trade days and similar events were held regularly and with increasing interest among visitors. Particular attention was paid to museum education. A lively center of the new Volksdorf increasingly developed from the preserved part of the old Volksdorfer village center. The expansion of animal husbandry also contributed to this. In particular, the work with the purchased draft horses gives visitors a realistic insight into the work and life of a Volksdorf farming family around 1900.
Investigations in the early 2000s revealed considerable structural defects in the buildings, which made extensive renovation necessary. After the city of Hamburg was again unwilling to bear the costs, the sponsoring association, with great support from the local population, many donors, donors and organizations, succeeded in raising the necessary funds and implementing a comprehensive concept for preservation and reconstruction in accordance with historical monuments. To this end, after long negotiations between the city of Hamburg and the association, the “Volksdorf Museum Village Foundation” was established in 2007. In it, the property with the houses belonging to the city and the houses that were owned by the association were combined as foundation assets. The area of the museum village was leased long-term from the city of Hamburg. The foundation's task is to raise funds for the preservation of the historic buildings and to make the necessary investments.
building
Spiekerhus
The Spiekerhus is the oldest Volksdorf house. It still stands on the spot where it was built in 1624. In terms of construction, it is a Low German special-purpose hall house with a two-column construction. The length is 26 m, the width 13.5 m. To the side of the stand there are widenings (tubs) in which the cattle used to be housed along the Deel (High German: hall). The Flett, the original lounge area for the residents of the house with the fireplace, dining table and enlarged windows, runs across the hallway - without any structural separation.
The hearth on the Flett is spanned by a “Füerrähm”, which is supported by a cross tree, to protect against flying sparks. Since Flett and the plank area are not spatially separated, this type of construction is called Flettdielenhaus.
Harderhof
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The house was built on this site in 1757 after a fire. It was inhabited until 1935, after which it served the city as a building yard until it was taken over by the “DE SPIEKER” association in 1962.
The building burned down completely in 1967 after a fire, but was rebuilt using original parts that were still usable. In terms of construction, it is a Low German special-purpose hall house with a two-column construction. To the side of the stands there are widenings (tubs) in which the stables were - and are - laid out along the Deel. The Flett, the original lounge area for the residents of the house with enlarged windows for more light, runs across the Deel - without any structural separation.
With a width of 14 m and almost 29 m length, the Harderhof is the largest building in the museum village. Inside it is structured like a classic Flettdielenhaus - the hall and Flett merge into one another. The chamber compartment extends over the entire width of the house, so it is not possible to drive through it. The two heated kebabs offered a comparatively high level of living comfort. Behind the Harderhof is a historical models applied as an art object Lower German Bauerngarten , which is supplemented by a collection of domestic spices and herbs.
Village jug
Originally the building erected in the 18th century was rented out as an Instenhaus to people who had to work as day laborers on the Harderhof (the so-called Insten). With a floor plan of 10.70 × 13.60 m, it is much smaller than a main house, yet it accommodated two families with cattle and supplies. It is again a specialist hall house with a Deel, Flett and chamber compartment, which appears like a reduced main building. A passage leads to a door in the residential gable and separates the living areas of the two families.
The Dorfkrug is not directly accessible from the site of the museum village. Inside, the house was converted into a restaurant .
Wagnerhof
The Wagnerhof is a replica of a building that was approx. 300 m away from the current location.
The model was built in the 17th century and rebuilt several times over the years. In 1953 the building was demolished due to the risk of collapse and rebuilt in 1983–1989 with new woods based on old drawings in the museum village. The aim was to reconstruct the original state of construction. From the outside, the roof (hip) , which is drawn down low on one gable side, is striking . However, in order to be able to drive into the house with a fully loaded harvest wagon, the entrance gate (Groot Döör) had to be moved back. This created an anteroom protected from the wind (rear stern), which could often be closed by a wooden gate (rear). The house is 12.20 m wide and 28 m long. In 2009, the inside of the building was converted into a contemporary hall that is used for events, celebrations and weddings.
Grützmühle
In 1966/1967 the Grützmühle building in the Volksdorf museum village was reconstructed according to old plans, on the former site of an old people's house belonging to the neighboring farm. The original grinder was made ready for operation, the mill building was built around it. The Grützmühle was originally built in Hummelsbüttel in 1841 and operated there until 1885. After that, the building fell into disrepair and had to be finally demolished in 1962. Before it was demolished, the grinder was measured, recovered and temporarily stored in the Harderhof, then the municipal building yard. The building is a simple two-story half-timbered house with a floor area of 7.60 mx 6.90 m, which was only used for grinding. On the ground floor there is a horse peg as a drive (Rossmühle), on the upper floor there are two grinding aisles as well as all the equipment required for the mill operation: scales, measuring capacities, grain cleaners, etc.
Smithy with "Emmi's grocer"
The forge is a replica built in 1976/1977 in the museum village of the forge in Wohldorf, which was probably built in 1832 and operated until around 1940 and was demolished in 1963 due to the risk of collapse .
A striking feature on the workshop gable is a three meter deep arbor supported by six strong oak trunks. It is assumed that the client got to know this type of house - which is rather untypical for our area - during his journeyman's journey in the eastern German regions . The forge is “hard” covered with roof tiles. The blacksmith had to accept the additional costs for the clay pans, because otherwise the risk of fire from the sparks of the forge was too great. About half of the space inside the forge is taken up by the workshop, which has been faithfully restored.
“Emmis Krämerladen” in the living area of the forge is run in the style of a general store from around a hundred years ago. That means everything that is useful for house and yard is available here. A laundry room was set up on the upper floor.
Transit barn
The passage barn was built in 1652 in the Lauenburg village of Schnakenbek on the Elbe. The year is carved into the inscription above the entrance gate. The building was converted into the museum village in 1972, ie the wooden framework was dismantled in Schnakenbek and reassembled in the museum village with newly filled compartments (wall surfaces).
The special feature of the building is that the supporting structure consists of three rows of columns (three-column construction), which are held together by an anchor beam construction. Inside the barn is completely open, the visitor can see the structure in all details. As is typical of barns, the harvest was stacked from the ground to the roof. There is no false ceiling. The passage (barn doors at the front and rear) enables the wagons to be loaded and unloaded quickly. The barn is now used as a showroom for larger rural vehicles such as various travel and utility vehicles (carriages, harvest wagons).
Bakery and bakery
There used to be a bakery on every large yard, and rarely a single oven. Every 3 - 4 weeks the baked goods were baked, not only for the farm itself, but also for the neighboring “little people”.
Because of the fire hazard, the baking house or oven had their place far away from the other buildings, so the roof was covered with clay pans. The oven belonging to the Harderhof stands free and is only protected from rain by a clay pan roof. It has a base made of field stones. Above is a vault made of straw clay. The floor is made of cobblestone.
Events
On the various festival and trade days held throughout the year, old handicraft techniques are demonstrated - such as harvesting hay, grain, potatoes and flax , growing fruit, vegetables and kitchen herbs, the work of the village blacksmith, operating the mill, and the forest - and field work with draft horses and the bakery at the historic village oven. In addition, four historical markets take place on the museum premises during the year: the farmers and plant markets in spring and autumn, the “Johanneshöge” at the end of June and a historical Christmas market.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 53 ° 38 ′ 59 ″ N , 10 ° 10 ′ 6 ″ E
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