Muzeum meteoritů
Small municipal museum in the building of the Stonařov market-town office, recalling the meteorite fall of 1808 and showing fragments and copies of the Stonařov meteorites.
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About the museum
On the morning of 22 May 1808, a meteor shower fell on Stonařov, bringing down hundreds of stones from the sky. The event was investigated by the Viennese naturalist Karl von Schreibers, and the fall at Stonařov became one of the stimuli for the scientific study of meteorites. The fallen stones are today scattered across world collections.
The Muzeum meteoritů (Museum of Meteorites) was founded by the market town of Stonařov on 23 June 2012 as a project co-financed from European rural development funds under the LEADER programme. It is housed in the building of the market-town office, in the former council chamber. For the 200th anniversary of the fall, a separate memorial to the meteorites was already unveiled in 2008; it stands outside the museum.
The exhibition gathers documents on the meteorite fall, fragments of the Stonařov meteorites and copies of the largest pieces. Visitors can also see the baptismal certificate of the asteroid Stonařov, panels on the history of the market town and archaeological finds from the surroundings. The museum is managed by Mgr. Ivan Šulc.
Highlights
- Fragments of the Stonařov meteorites from 1808
- Copies of the largest pieces found
- Documents on the meteorite fall and its scientific investigation
- Baptismal certificate of the asteroid Stonařov
- Panels on the history of the market town and archaeological finds from the area
Permanent exhibitions
- Pád meteoritů ve Stonařově – Documents on the meteorite fall of 1808, fragments of the Stonařov meteorites and copies of the largest pieces, complemented by the baptismal certificate of the asteroid Stonařov.
- Dějiny městyse a archeologické nálezy – Panels on the history of Stonařov and archaeological finds from the surroundings.
- Founded
- 2012
- Operated by
- Městys Stonařov
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in the building of the market-town office at Stonařov 232.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The museum is managed by Mgr. Ivan Šulc; visits outside the official office days must be arranged in advance by telephone. |
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