Salzlandmuseum
Museum in the old town hall of Bad Salzelmen about salt production, Elbe river shipping, and the Neolithic ring sanctuary at Pömmelte.
Om museet
The museum was founded on the initiative of the Society for Prehistory and Local History, established in February 1924. As early as September of that year, the museum opened in two attic rooms of the former Pestalozzi School. Key to its rapid growth was Wolfgang Wanckel, a shipowner and port owner from Schönebeck, who carried out his own archaeological excavations and later took over its management.
As the collection kept growing, the former town hall of Salzelmen was converted into a museum in 1954. The southern part of the building dates from before 1400, and the clock bell is dated to 1428.
Following restoration work since the 2000s, three new permanent exhibitions were created between 2014 and 2016: on the salt history of the region, on river shipping on the Elbe, Saale, and Bode, and on the Pömmelte ring sanctuary with original finds. From 2021 to 2024, the building's facade was extensively renovated. The museum of the Salzland district (Salzlandkreis) now holds around 60,000 objects from art, cultural history, natural history, and technology; its holdings on inland navigation and salt history are considered particularly significant.
Højdepunkter
- Historic town hall of Salzelmen with parts dating from before 1400
- Exhibition "Salzspu(e)ren" on salt production in the region
- Exhibition "LebensStröme" on shipping on the Elbe, Saale, and Bode
- Original finds from the Pömmelte ring sanctuary
- Around 60,000 collection objects
Permanente udstillinger
- Salzspu(e)ren – The history of salt production from the brine springs in Groß Salze to industrial processing, and its influence on prosperity and the townscape.
- LebensStröme – The Elbe, Saale, and Bode as a habitat and trade route – from rafts and cogs to the steamship and the daily life of the boatmen.
- Ringheiligtum Pömmelte – Original finds from the roughly 4,300-year-old circular ditch enclosure near Pömmelte offer insight into the cult and burial practices of the Neolithic and Bronze Age.
- Grundlagt
- 1924
- Ejer
- Salzlandkreis
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 4 € |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 3 €Trainees, students, people with severe disabilities, recipients of social benefits, and spa guests |
| Børn og unge | 2 €Children and teens aged 7 to 17 |
| Personer med handicap | 3 € |
| Studerende og elever | 3 € |
| Grupper | –Guided tour for groups of 10 to 25 people: €35. |
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 entrance and exhibition rooms are not accessible; a stair-climbing device is available on request.
Børn og familie
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Leipziger Straße
Bus line 133 to the "Leipziger Straße" stop; about a 10-minute walk from Schönebeck-Bad Salzelmen station.
I bil
Gratis parkering
Free parking at the museum and in the public parking lot.
Service & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
- Wi-fi: findes ikke
Museum shop with books, souvenirs, salt products, and brine candies. No free Wi-Fi.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Bryllupper / vielser
Op til 90 personer.
The gallery hall is rented out for readings, concerts, lectures, and other events and is used for civil wedding ceremonies with up to 90 guests; a smaller room holds ceremonies with up to 10 people.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Guided tours of the three permanent exhibitions as well as educational projects for school classes, e.g., salt boiling with a leather pouch or combined tours with the Solepark. Library and archive can be used by prior request. |
