Sebnitz Primeval Park

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Paraceratherium in the Sebnitz Primeval Park

The Sebnitz Primeval Park is an open-air museum in the Saxon city of Sebnitz . More than 400 sculptures of various prehistoric creatures are on display in the approximately one hectare facility.

history

The builder of the Sebnitz prehistoric park was the sculptor Franz Gruß , who had already created the Kleinwelka dinosaur park and the Großwelka dinosaur garden. After a falling out with the community of Kleinwelka and due to the lack of space in his dinosaur garden, in the 1990s, Gruß was looking for a site for another theme park. The mayor of the city of Sebnitz then offered him an area to lease, and Gruß began with the construction of the primeval park. The facility was opened in 1996.

Sculptures

Megaloceros

The over 400 sculptures in the Sebnitz prehistoric park document the evolution from aquatic to land creatures. Microorganisms such as bacteria and other microorganisms are shown, magnified up to 1000 times. Other thematic focuses of the park are mammals from the Cenozoic era and various representatives of prehistoric humans . There are also insects , reptiles and life-size sculptures of dinosaurs on display. A separate exhibition shows minerals and fossils .

Web links

Commons : Urzeitpark Sebnitz  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Michaela Vieser: Local history for advanced learners . Bottomless holes, museums of lies and other curious sights. Knaur, 2010, ISBN 978-3-426-55487-6 , pp. 14th f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ↑ The father of the dinosaurs - that's how it all began. (No longer available online.) Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, April 9, 2017, formerly in the original ; accessed on June 1, 2017 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.mdr.de  
  3. ↑ Leisure time experiences in the family. Major district town of Sebnitz, accessed on June 1, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Saurians, prehistoric humans and prehistoric animals in Sebnitz. Saxon Switzerland Magazine, accessed June 1, 2017 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 37 ″  N , 14 ° 17 ′ 24 ″  E