Bergbaumuseum Niedermoschel
Municipal museum in Niedermoschel on 500 years of the region's mercury, silver and coal mining, with a play mine for children.
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About the museum
The mining museum opened in November 1995 on the upper floor of the village community hall, the former school of Niedermoschel. The local municipality provided the rooms; the idea and a large part of the collection came from teacher Ernst Spangenberger, who had studied the mining history of the North Palatinate since his youth. The museum also aims to commemorate the miners of the last period of mining.
For more than 500 years, mercury was mined around the Moschellandsberg, along with silver and coal. The museum presents this history with display panels, dioramas and three-dimensional models, with a focus on the mines on the Landsberg and on the technical development of mining and smelting. On display are minerals and fossils, including bright red cinnabar ore, as well as miners' tools, some from the 18th and 19th centuries, photographs and plans.
Special features include a colored plaster cast of a scratch drawing dating from around 1781 from the Elkersberg experimental mine, showing a shaft winch (Schachthaspel). Children can get hands-on in a play mine, and video films explain mining and the recovery of fossils. A thematically arranged photo collection also documents village life from around 1900 to the present. For school classes there are free, age-appropriate worksheets on request.
Highlights
- Mercury, silver and coal mining over 500 years
- Minerals including red cinnabar, fossils and historic tools
- Play mine for children
- Plaster cast of a 1781 scratch drawing from the Elkersberg experimental mine
- Historic photos of village life since 1900
Permanent exhibition
- Bergbau im Nord- und Westpfälzer Raum – Mercury, silver and coal mining with minerals, tools, models, dioramas and photographs, plus a play mine for children.
- Founded
- 1995
- Operated by
- Ortsgemeinde Niedermoschel
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €0.50Children and pupils |
| Children & teens | €0.50 |
| Students & apprentices | €0.50Pupils |
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The exhibition on the upper floor can only be reached by stairs.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Hands-on stations
Play mine for children, video films and worksheets for school classes.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Ortsmitte, Niedermoschel · 500 m
Bus to the "Ortsmitte" stop in Niedermoschel; Alsenz train station is about 4 km away.
The museum is in the village center at the junction of Amtsgasse and Bahnstraße.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours on request; for school classes, free age-appropriate worksheets are available on request. |
