Ziegeleimuseum Sondernheim

Om museet

The brickworks in the Germersheim district of Sondernheim was founded in 1834 by the Stubenrauch brothers. Initially the bricks were shaped by hand and fired in field kilns; from the mid-19th century, extrusion presses increased production considerably. The clay was first supplied by pits in the surrounding area, later also by ships from the other bank of the Rhine, and it was transported by oxen, donkeys, and a small narrow-gauge railway. In 1960 the ring kiln was expanded and a closed drying hall was built; shortly afterward operations ended.

After closure, the complex passed to the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and was placed under protection as an industrial monument in 1984, but fell increasingly into disrepair. In private ownership since 2000, it was renovated over the years in keeping with heritage requirements: roofs and drying sheds were repaired, and machinery and accessories from other brickworks were acquired and refurbished. In 2008, an exhibition on craftsmanship, technology, and family history opened in the former machine room; in 2010 the ensemble received the state's heritage prize.

Today the ring kiln, drying sheds, forge, and a narrow-gauge railway with historic diesel locomotives are part of the museum. The grounds lie within the Pfälzische Rheinauen landscape protection area and are a habitat for storks, barn owls, peacocks, and a very large maternity colony of soprano pipistrelles (Mückenfledermaus).

Højdepunkter

• Ring kiln, drying sheds, and forge of a brickworks from 1834
• Rides on the narrow-gauge railway with historic diesel locomotives
• Rhineland-Palatinate State Heritage Prize 2010
• Large maternity colony of pipistrelle bats, storks, and free-roaming peacocks
• Location in the Pfälzische Rheinauen

Permanente udstillinger

• Ziegeleigeschichte im Maschinenraum – Restored machines and original production sites show how brick making developed from manual labor to the extrusion press, and tell the story of the Stubenrauch family.
• Feldbahn – Historic diesel locomotives from the years 1938 to 1962 carry visitors on tracks through drying sheds and past the ring kiln.

Grundlagt

2008

Ejer

Grundstücksgesellschaft Ziegelei in Sondernheim GbR

Entrépriser & rabatter

Tilgængelighed

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Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

Narrow-gauge rides and the nature-oriented grounds with storks, peacocks, and other animals are exciting for children too; in the "Natur entdecken" area there are animal specimens and bird calls at the push of a button. Children up to 6 years free.

Transport & parkering

The grounds are located in the Germersheim district of Sondernheim on the Rhine; GPS address: Alte Ziegelei 1, 76726 Germersheim.

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