Museum Burg Stickhausen
Museum in the defensive tower of Burg Stickhausen from 1498: castle history, tower prison, and the apartment of a court servant's family.
Om museet
Since the 15th century, Burg Stickhausen secured the southeastern access to East Frisia. After a fortified complex from the Hanseatic period, Count Edzard I had the defensive tower built in 1498, which has survived to this day. For two centuries the castle was a contested fortress, at times occupied by hundreds of soldiers during the Thirty Years' War. Under Prussian rule, it was largely razed after 1744; the tower and parts of the gatehouse remained standing.
Stickhausen remained the seat of the district of the same name and of the district court until 1885. Afterward the complex passed through the church into private hands. Until 1985, the tower had already been accessible for about two decades as a museum run by a circle of friends, known above all for a bird exhibition.
In 2019 the Samtgemeinde Jümme (joint municipality) bought the castle and had the tower renovated. The Burgverein Stickhausen (castle association), founded in the same year, has since been setting up a new museum on a volunteer basis, which is growing step by step as a "Museum im Werden" (museum in the making). On several floors it covers the family of a court servant who lived in the tower in the 19th century with 13 children, everyday objects and the tower prison, as well as the history of the castle with a model of the complex. From the gallery there is a wide view over the land.
Højdepunkter
- Defensive tower from 1498 with observation gallery
- Reconstructed apartment of the Gerdes court servant family
- Historic tower prison
- Model of the former castle complex
- Hands-on activities on traditional crafts for children
Permanente udstillinger
- Museum im Burgturm – The floors of the tower show the life of a court servant's family in the 19th century, the tower prison, and the eventful history of Burg Stickhausen; the exhibition is being expanded step by step.
- Ejer
- Burgverein Stickhausen e. V. (Burg im Besitz der Samtgemeinde Jümme)
Entrépriser & rabatter
Der er gratis entré.
Visiting the grounds and tower is free; donations for the further development of the museum are welcome.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: findes ikke
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- 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 museum is located on several floors of the historic tower and is not accessible.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Interaktive stationer
From Easter to October on Wednesdays and Fridays, hands-on activities where children learn about traditional crafts; children must be accompanied by an adult, and larger groups should please register. Programs for kindergartens and schools.
Transport & parkering
I bil
Motorhome parking area near the castle.
Service & spisesteder
- Café: findes ikke
- Restaurant: findes ikke
No café or restaurant on site; nearby are the Burg Café (Alte Heerstraße 2, about a five-minute walk) and the restaurant Deterner Krug.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
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| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Tower tours for groups by arrangement by email (vorstand@burgstickhausen.de). Audio stations tell of the family's everyday life in the tower. |
