Slavic village Brandenburg on the Havel

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Scene in the Slavic village

The Slavic village of Brandenburg an der Havel is an open-air museum , village museum and event location in the city of Brandenburg an der Havel . Various village and other buildings from the medieval Slav period before 1157 were reproduced in it.

History of the Slavs in Brandenburg an der Havel

Replica of a medieval wheelbarrow
Wrought

In the course of the Great Migration , after the Germanic indigenous population largely emigrated, between 568 and 800 Slavic groups immigrated in at least four waves from the Bohemia region , from the Vistula and from the Carpathian foothills into the Havelland . The groups of immigrants merged with the remaining Germanic-born autochthonous population . The tribe of the Heveller (Stodorjane) developed .

The Hevellers had a rural culture. For example, they used wooden hook plows and farmed cattle . Domestic animals were pigs, cattle, sheep, goats and horses. Further, Zeidlerei operated. Tools and utensils were largely made of wood. However, metalworking was also mastered. The main deity of the Hevellers was the Triglaw . There was an important Triglaw sanctuary on the Marienberg .

Slavic village

The Slavic village of Brandenburg an der Havel was built on the site of a former school garden , directly on the Havel or in front of the old town of Brandenburg , in a cooperative collaboration between the municipal BAS and the Brandenburg UG. For example, various farmhouses were modeled. These were built windowless in the typical log house design. Typically the joints are filled with clay and straw . Furthermore, for example, a forge , a bakery , coal piles , barrows and a Slavic castle wall were reproduced. The Slavic village is open daily between April and October.

In addition to the open-air museum, an open-air restaurant, the Hevellerschenke , is operated in the Slavic village . Round trips on the Havel with the modeled Slavic ship Triglav are possible. Additional offers include introductions to various historical trades or herbalism and guided tours. Overnight stays in the medieval log houses are possible.

Furthermore, events and folk festivals are held regularly in the Slavic village and with this as a backdrop . How to find medieval festivals such as the previously established Rolandspectaculum , the Brandenburg Roland festival for several years in the Slavic Village instead. Another festival is the pre-Christmas winter market in the Slavic village . In the Hevellerschenke there is irregular public viewing .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Slavs in Havelland . stadt-brandenburg.de. Accessed January 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ Information board Slawendorf Brandenburg an der Havel .
  3. ↑ village . slawendorf-brandenburg.de. Accessed January 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ Slavs ship Triglav . slawendorf-brandenburg.de. Accessed January 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ Offers . slawendorf-brandenburg.de. Accessed January 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ prices . slawendorf-brandenburg.de. Accessed January 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ Rolandspectaculum . rolandfest.de. Accessed January 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ V. Maloszyk: Winter market Slawendorf Brandenburg . Published in Märkische Allgemeine . Accessed January 27, 2018.

Coordinates: 52 ° 24 ′ 35.8 ″  N , 12 ° 33 ′ 5.1 ″  E