Burgmuseum Bad Bodenteich
Volunteer-run local history museum in the administrative building of Bodenteich Castle, with exhibitions on castle history, flax and linen, the fire brigade and the Elbe Side Canal.
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About the museum
In the early 1980s, Burg Bodenteich was threatened with demolition. Committed citizens therefore founded the Förderkreis Burg Bodenteich e. V. (castle support association) in November 1981. Thanks to their advocacy and a state grant covering 70 percent, the complex could be restored; the association financed the archaeological investigations. The castle was re-inaugurated in October 1988, and from January 1989 the spa administration moved in.
From April 1989, the support association set up the castle museum on the upper floor of the administrative building, where it has since been open to the public from spring to autumn, run by volunteers. Of the original buildings, the stump of the castle tower and the former administrative building still stand; the brewhouse and bakehouse were rebuilt. A model shows the main castle as it looked in 1803.
The permanent exhibitions cover the castle's history with excavation finds from the castle cellar; the von Bodendieck family; flax processing and 19th-century shoemaking; early history and urn finds; the fire brigade and major fires; the former munitions depot "Muna" and its explosion disaster; the construction of the Elbe Side Canal; the Bodenteich Seewiesen (lake meadows); and former businesses of the town.
Highlights
- Model of the main castle as it looked in 1803
- Excavation finds from the castle cellar, up to 1,000 years old
- Recreated shoemaker's workshop and flax processing
- Exhibits on the former munitions depot "Muna"
- Construction of the Elbe Side Canal
Permanent exhibitions
- Leineweber- und Schuhmachergilde – One room shows flax-processing equipment through to linen, while a recreated workshop honors 19th-century shoemaking.
- Burggeschichte und Grabungsfunde – With a model of the main castle from 1803, information on the von Bodendieck knightly family and shards from the castle cellar.
- Muna, Feuerwehr und Elbe-Seitenkanal – Exhibits and pictures on the former munitions depot, major fires and the fire brigade, and the construction of the Elbe Side Canal.
- Founded
- 1989
- Operated by
- Förderkreis Burg Bodenteich e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1 |
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| Reduced | €0.50Young people and guests with a Kurkarte (spa guest card) |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 14 · Children up to age 14 free, young people €0.50. |
| Groups (10+ people) | –Group tours for 10 or more people by arrangement. |
| Castle tour for groups up to 20 people (donation) | €20Plus €0.50 per participant; from 21 people a €20 donation for an additional guide; by arrangement only |
Admission is by donation ("Spende statt Eintritt").
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 14 |
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Children up to age 14 enter free.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Castle tours (the castle ensemble from outside, the brick tower stump and the museum) and group tours by prior arrangement only, tel. 05824 2751 or 05824 2479, or through the Bad Bodenteich spa administration (tel. 05824 3539). |
