Upper Franconian Fire Brigade Museum

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The Upper Franconian Fire Brigade Museum is located at the Schauenstein Castle in the small town of Schauenstein in Upper Franconia .

The fire brigade museum was inaugurated in 1988 and shows the historical development of the fire brigade, especially in the Hof district , on an area of ​​600 square meters, which goes back to the middle of the 19th century. In addition to the technical development of fire fighting, the tradition of the defense system is also discussed. The museum has a machine park and a hall for historic emergency vehicles from brands such as Ford , Mercedes-Benz and Magirus-Deutz . The museum is run by the Upper Franconian Fire Brigade Museum Associationsupervised. A museum educational concept aims to work with kindergartens, school classes and youth fire brigades.

literature

  • Barbara Christoph: Museums in Upper Franconia. District of Upper Franconia, Bayreuth 2013, ISBN 978-3-94106-509-3 , p. 239.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 47.1 "  N , 11 ° 44 ′ 26.4"  E