Westphalian Fire Brigade Museum

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Westphalian Fire Brigade Museum, outdoor area
Turntable ladder from Magirus-Deutz on the museum grounds

The Westphalian Fire Brigade Museum is a German fire brigade museum. It is located in Hattingen on the site of the former Henrichshütte .

The carrier is FEUER.WEHRK - Das Feuerwehrmuseum e. V. , which was founded in 1993 as an independent association with voluntary employees and is also based in Hattingen . The museum has 2,000 m² of indoor and 1,000 m² of open space. The heart of the museum is the collection of 50 fire engines , including many from Magirus-Deutz , and more than 5,000 small objects. It is the largest such collection from the fire department in the Ruhr area.

Due to the unclear future of the museum, there are no fixed opening times.

location

  • Location: Westphalian Fire Brigade Museum, Henrichshütte, Werksstr. 25/33, 45527 Hattingen
  • Public transport: Hattingen, stops Henrichshütte and Industriemuseum, Hattingen-Mitte

Web links

Commons : Westfälisches Feuerwehrmuseum  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 24 ′ 27 ″  N , 7 ° 11 ′ 18 ″  E