Bergbaumuseum Deuben
Museum in Deuben run by a local heritage association, on lignite mining in the Zeitz-Weißenfels region, with an underground drift and a historic classroom.
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About the museum
The Bergbaumuseum is run by the local heritage association "Zeitz-Weißenfelser Braunkohlenrevier", founded in 1991, which is based in the museum. The association is devoted to lignite mining between Zeitz, Weißenfels and Hohenmölsen, which shaped the economy, people and landscape of the region for more than 200 years.
Over the decades an extensive collection has developed: mining equipment, models, maps and plans, photographs, postcards, tools and textiles, as well as an archive on mining history. The exhibition runs from the early farmers' pits through deep mining and open-cast mining, with particular attention to the Profen open-cast mine, to the refining of bitumen-rich coal in Deuben.
One part of the display commemorates the roughly 18 villages that had to make way for mining; another covers the history of the municipality of Deuben, which was independent until 2011. The museum also includes a reconstructed underground drift and a furnished historic classroom.
Highlights
- Authentically designed underground drift
- Profen open-cast mine in historic photos and aerial images
- Refining of lignite and its products
- Remembrance of the villages of the region that were excavated
- Historic classroom from the miners' era
Permanent exhibitions
- Braunkohlenbergbau im Zeitz-Weißenfelser Revier – Rooms on deep mining, the Profen open-cast mine and the refining of coal, and on life in the villages cleared by mining.
- Untertagestrecke – A reconstructed drift shows the conditions under which miners worked underground.
- Geschichte von Deuben und Klassenzimmer – An overview of the history of the municipality of Deuben, with prehistoric and early historic finds, and a classroom with school desks and teaching materials from earlier times.
- Operated by
- Heimatverein „Zeitz-Weißenfelser Braunkohlenrevier“ e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €3Children and pupils from age 7, trainees, students up to age 27, severely disabled persons, holders of the Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card) of the Burgenlandkreis, recipients of unemployment benefit or Bürgergeld, volunteers in a voluntary service |
| Children & teens | €3Children from age 7 pay the reduced price. |
| Family ticket small (1 adult and children from age 7) | €9 |
| Family ticket large (2 adults and children from age 7) | €15 |
| Guided tour (surcharge per person on top of admission) | €3By advance registration |
Prices include permission to take photographs for private purposes only.
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Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
- Corporate events
Up to 30 guests.
Event and meeting room for about 30 people, for seminars, consultations and celebrations.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Photography | Photography for private purposes only is included in the admission. |
| Good to know | Guided tours are possible at any time with advance registration (€3 per person on top of admission); registration by email or phone. |
