
Beinsteiner Torturm
Late medieval gate tower in Waiblingen with a museum on the tower's history and the Danube Swabians from Csávoly in Hungary; guided tours only.
Om museet
For centuries the Beinsteiner Torturm was part of Waiblingen's town fortifications on the Rems river. A bridge gate on this site is documented as early as 1356, and since 1491 the tower has borne the coat of arms of Count Eberhard im Bart. Locals call it the Säuturm ("sow tower") because pigs were once driven through here down to the Rems.
When the fortifications lost their purpose in the 18th century, the tower was used as a jail. In 1865 it was even slated for demolition but survived, changing its appearance several times: the small bell turret dates from 1745 and the sgraffito on the facade from 1938. In 1924 it became one of the first municipal buildings to be added to the register of historic monuments.
From 1980 to 2012 the tower housed the heritage room of the Hungarian Germans from Csávoly, who found a new home in Waiblingen after World War II. Following a redesign, the town opened a museum here in 2019. As a branch of the Haus der Stadtgeschichte (town history museum), it links the tower's history across four floors with themes such as emigration, expulsion and arrival.
Højdepunkter
- Town gate of the Waiblingen fortifications with the coat of arms of Eberhard im Bart (1491)
- Exhibition on four floors
- History of the Hungarian Germans from Csávoly
- Bell turret from 1745 and sgraffito from 1938
- Former town jail
Permanente udstillinger
- Museum Beinsteiner Tor – Csávolyer Heimatstube – The exhibition links the construction history of the gate tower with the story of the Hungarian Germans from Csávoly and explores questions of home, flight and new beginnings.
- Grundlagt
- 1980
- Ejer
- Stadt Waiblingen (Außenstelle des Hauses der Stadtgeschichte)
- Ledelse
- Kristina Kraemer
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 2 € |
|---|---|
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 14 år · Children up to and including age 14 free |
| Studerende og elever | gratisUniversity students and apprentices free |
| Grupper | –Private group tours can be booked through the art education department |
Participation fee for public guided tours €2 per person.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: findes ikke
- Elevator: findes ikke
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The tower is not accessible.
Børn og familie
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Galerie
S2 and S3 suburban trains and regional trains to Waiblingen Bahnhof, then bus 201 (platform 1) to the "Galerie" stop
I bil
Parkering muligt
Nearest parking lot at the Bürgerzentrum.
Service & spisesteder
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Arrangementer & udlejning
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Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 45 min. |
|---|---|
| Godt at vide | Visits only with a guided tour; meeting point at the tower entrance. Advance registration with the art education department (tel. 07151 5001-1701, kunstvermittlung@waiblingen.de). |





