Feuerwehrmuseum Marxen
Volunteer-run branch of the Kiekeberg Museum with fire engines and firefighting equipment from the late 19th century to the 1960s.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The impetus came from the collector Niß Matthiesen, who had been gathering fire engines and other evidence of firefighting since his youth. In 1985 he proposed a fire brigade museum to the district of Harburg. After a meeting of historic fire engines, seven firefighters founded a supporting association in Dibbersen, and the first vehicles moved into a barn in Marxen, which was converted for museum use over the following years.
The museum was officially opened on 5 July 1987. As early as 1988 it also stocked the hose tower in Salzhausen. In 1989 the district decided to take over the museum; since then it has belonged to the Kiekeberg Open-Air Museum as a branch.
The museum is still run by volunteers, most of whom are themselves active in volunteer or professional fire brigades. In two halls totalling around 850 square metres, they show the development of firefighting in the district of Harburg, from fire beaters and leather buckets through horse-drawn hand-operated pressure pumps to the tanker fire engine, complemented by smaller sections on portable pumps, fire extinguishers and fire protection.
Highlights
- Horse-drawn hand-operated pressure pumps from the late 19th century
- Tanker fire engine from the 1960s
- Fire beaters, leather buckets and early fire extinguishers
- Tours by active firefighters
Permanent exhibition
- Feuerwehrgeschichte im Landkreis Harburg – Vehicles and firefighting equipment from the hand-operated pressure pump to the tanker fire engine show how firefighting in the region developed; plus sections on portable pumps, fire extinguishers and fire protection.
- Founded
- 1987
- Operated by
- Stiftung Freilichtmuseum am Kiekeberg
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
|---|---|
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free under 18. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission from a degree of disability (GdB) of 80; groups of disabled people and their companions free. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €2.50 per person |
Cash only. Members of the Kiekeberg Open-Air Museum's support association have free admission.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Kamp
Bus line 4408 from Buchholz in der Nordheide to “Kamp”; from 3 July to 3 October also by the Heide-Shuttle (Ring 6).
By car
Free parking
Via the A7, exit Ramelsloh or Thieshope, then follow the signs to Marxen; the museum is signposted in the village.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Tours by arrangement via the Kiekeberg Open-Air Museum. |
