Vilseck Tower Museum
The Vilseck Tower Museum was built in the so-called bird tower in the Upper Palatinate town of Vilseck in the Amberg-Sulzbach district of Bavaria . set up (market place 23). It is the first German tower museum .
history
The bird tower was built in 1466. From this time on, the road from Auerbach to the former Obertor, later also referred to as the “Black Gate”, and on to the Schnappaufbrücke ran through it . Previously, this street led through the Vilstor into the city. The tower was named in the 19th century after Bartholomäus Vogel from Vilseck (night watchman from 1843 to around 1885). The bird tower was renovated in 1995 and then dedicated to the tower museum.
Construction
The bird tower is a multi-storey gate tower made of plastered quarry stone masonry and corner blocks. It is covered with a half hipped roof and has an onion roof turret . The gate coat of arms shows the year "1727". The year "1568" can be found on the two-storey porch with a gable roof attached to the southwest .
Museum concept
The museum opened in June 2000. The function and everyday life of the Upper Palatinate tower keepers are presented on three floors. These played an important role as guardians and musicians from the 15th to the beginning of the 20th century. In addition to contemporary documents, pieces of music by the tower keepers can also be experienced. Also on display are two smoke Kuchln , the intact movement of the clock tower and the so-called. Peißnerstube a dress of 1848, the Lola Montez has left on the run with the Vilsecker watchman's son Elias Peissner alleged here.
Towerers from other Bavarian cities as well as German and European regions are presented in special exhibitions. In addition, there are leisure activities for children (also in Czech) and adults (e.g. willow weaving courses).
literature
- Silvia Codreanu-Windauer , Uta Kirpal, Gabriele Raßhofer (eds.): Amberg and the land to Naab and Vils , p. 197. Konrad Theiss Verlag , Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8062-1877-3 .
Web links
- Vilseck Tower Museum , accessed on June 28, 2020.
- First German Tower Museum , accessed on June 28, 2020.
- Claudia Eichhorn: Picture gallery: Lola Montez and Elias Peißner , accessed on June 28, 2020.
- Video on the Vilseck Tower Museum, Vilseck Local History and Culture Association, accessed on June 28, 2020.
- Comedy by Bernhard Setzwein: Lola Montez - the wrong Spaniard , accessed on June 28, 2020.
- Elias Peißner and Lola Montez: A man from Vilseck and his role in history , accessed on June 28, 2020.
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 49 ° 36 ′ 44.4 " N , 11 ° 48 ′ 25.2" E