Technisches Museum Papiermühle Niederzwönitz
Oldest surviving paper mill in Germany (1568) in Niederzwönitz, later a board factory, with a working machine park.
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Om museet
The paper mill in Niederzwönitz was first mentioned in 1568, when it appeared in the town's court book (Gerichtsbuch) in connection with a land purchase. In 1624 it burned down after an accident and was rebuilt. From 1660 tenants operated the mill, which at times was one of the privileged paper mills of the region. Today it is the only surviving paper mill in the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) and is considered the oldest paper mill still in existence in Germany.
In the 1840s the operation was converted into a board factory: a board machine replaced the old stamping mill, and the building received its characteristic slate-covered drying loft. The weather vane from 1868 marks the end of these works. Under the Wintermann family, the machine park grew by 1928 to include an edge runner mill (Kollergang), a wet press, a ball digester, and a drying channel; mainly gray board and hard board were produced from waste paper. Production was discontinued in 1972.
Even before the sale to the city of Zwönitz, there were plans to preserve the ensemble as a technical monument. After several years of restoration work, the demonstration plant opened in 1984, and its machines are shown during tours. Between 2018 and 2020 the building was renovated and modernized; since July 2020 the new permanent exhibition has focused on the working and living world of the factory-owning family in the 1930s. Since 2019 the paper mill has been an associated site of the UNESCO World Heritage property Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří.
Højdepunkter
- Oldest surviving paper mill in Germany, first mentioned in 1568
- Working machine park of the board factory, including a board machine and ball digester
- Hand papermaking in the papermaking workshop
- Living quarters of the factory-owning family in the 1930s
- Associated site of the Montanregion Erzgebirge World Heritage property
Permanent udstilling
- Papiermühle und Pappenfabrik der Familie Wintermann – The permanent exhibition shows the machine park and the working and living conditions of the factory-owning family in the 1930s.
- Grundlagt
- 1984
- Ejer
- Stadt Zwönitz (Museumsverbund Heimatwelten Zwönitz)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 5 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 3 €Children from age 6, pupils, students, trainees, volunteers, severely disabled persons |
| Børn og unge | 3 €gratis til og med 5 år · Children from age 6 pay the reduced price. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount listed. |
| Personer med handicap | 3 €Severely disabled persons pay the reduced price. |
| Studerende og elever | 3 € |
| Grupper (fra 10 pers.) | 3,50 € pr. personIndividual tour, per person for groups of 10 or more. |
| Familier | 12 €Two adults with their children up to age 16. |
| Guided tour with a look at papermaking (45 min., groups from 6 people, advance registration required) | 7 €Reduced €5, family ticket €17; groups of 10–25 people €5.50 (reduced €4). |
| Guided tour with independent hand papermaking (90 min., groups from 6 people, advance registration required) | 10 €Reduced €7, family ticket €25; groups of 10–25 people €8 (reduced €5.50). |
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- 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 ground floor is step-free; the other rooms can be experienced through a multimedia tour by smartphone or with a virtual reality headset.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 5 år |
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| Familiebillet | 12 € · Two adults with their children up to age 16. |
- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Interaktive stationer
Family ticket, workshops, and holiday programs in the papermaking workshop; visitors can try papermaking themselves (advance registration required).
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Zwönitz Gasthof zur Linde · 150 m
City-Bahn Chemnitz to Zwönitz station; from there by ERZmobil or on foot (Bahnhofstraße toward the market; at the second traffic-light intersection turn left onto the Niederzwönitzer Straße). Bus to "Zwönitz Gasthof zur Linde".
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Gratis parkering
Free parking in limited numbers next to the mill grounds.
The museum is on the Niederzwönitzer Straße in the district of Niederzwönitz.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
The museum sells books published by the house and playing cards from the paper mill. The "Gasthof zur Linde" (about 100 m away) is open Friday through Sunday.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 45 min. |
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| Audioguide | ja |
| Godt at vide | Multimedia tour by smartphone for individual visitors. Guided tours (including a look at papermaking) and workshops only with advance registration at 037754 2690; the program "Buntes aus der Bütte" lists all dates. A virtual 360-degree tour is available online. |
