Oschatz City and Weighing Museum
The Oschatz City and Weighing Museum is a regional museum in Oschatz ( Northern Saxony district , Saxony ). It also houses an exhibition on the development of scales from the beginnings of scales to electronic weighing equipment.
Exhibitions
In the Oschatz city center, right next to the city wall , is the city and scale museum in the historical buildings of the official front festivals, the council front festivals and the former boys' home. Three permanent exhibitions in the three buildings show the history of the medieval city of Oschatz.
Council festivals
The Ratsfronfeste with the adjoining gate clerk's house at the former Alt-Oschatzer city gate was built in 1574. The building is on the development of the city from the originally and prehistoric time on the garrison town informed Oschatz to industrial development.
Weighing Museum
The museum is located in the former Burschenheim. It shows an exhibition on the development of weighing scales that is unique in Saxony. In addition to explanations on the history of the scale, the traditional scale production of the Oschatzer scale factories is presented on around 100 exhibited scales as well as weights and accessories. A true to the original replica of a scale manufacturer's workshop in an external extension shows the working conditions of this trade around 1850.
Official festivals
An exhibition on rural living culture and Oschatz handicrafts can be seen in the official front festivals built in the 16th century. The rustic furniture on display in the kitchen, living room and bedroom come from the “Oschatz Care” (that is the landscape surrounding Oschatz) and mostly belong to the end of the 18th century. In the lower floor of Amtsfronfeste are witnesses of Oschatzer craft, for example, a clothier - loom and a small shoemaker's workshop to see.
Watchtower
The watchtower dating from 1377 can be accessed from the official front fortress. The 25 meter high tower offers a panoramic view of parts of the old town. The remainder of a wooden battlement has been preserved at the rear of the building .
The Zwingergarten is a deep moat between the former double-row city wall. In addition to the permanent exhibitions, changing special exhibitions can be seen several times a year.
Collection focus
The collection focuses on topics related to regional history as well as scales and weights. The museum specializes in the history of the scale and the history of the scale-building city of Oschatz.
Oschatz has been a center for weighing scales since the middle of the 19th century. One of the first balance factories in Germany was the Pfitzer brothers' balance factory. Around 100 exhibits are on display, from a "salt scale" from the 16th century to the "councilor's scale" and an electromechanical platform scale.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Thank God Immanuel Merkel, Karl August Engelhardt : Earth description of the Kingdom of Saxony . Dresden-Friedrichstadt 1807, p. 115.
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 49.31 " N , 13 ° 6 ′ 21.63" E