Friedrich-Krapf-Museum
Small museum in the Old Town Hall of Jagsthausen with Roman everyday pottery from the collection of teacher Friedrich Krapf.
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About the museum
The museum goes back to the collecting activity of teacher Friedrich Krapf, who served as school principal in Jagsthausen from 1910. At his own expense, he financed excavations in the village over many years. The village lay on the Upper German Limes in Roman times, and he recovered vessels, coins and everyday objects. The Roman cemetery he investigated is considered the largest excavated Roman cemetery on the Upper German Limes. In 1928 his collection was entered in the Denkmalbuch (monument register) of the state of Württemberg.
His son Gerhard later preserved and organized the finds. The family finally made them available as a long-term loan so that they could be shown to the public and keep the collector's memory alive. Today the exhibition is housed in the Old Town Hall on Hauptstraße, supported by the municipality of Jagsthausen.
The presentation uses illustrations, texts and short videos to show the "life cycle" of pottery in everyday Roman life around AD 200. The collection includes wine amphorae, urns, handled jugs, mortaria (grinding bowls), remains of water pipes, terra sigillata tableware and 69 Roman coins. In total, the holdings comprise more than 2,000 pieces.
Highlights
- Roman everyday pottery from around AD 200 from the Krapf collection
- Wine amphorae, urns, handled jugs and mortaria
- Terra sigillata tableware and 69 Roman coins
- Finds from the largest excavated Roman cemetery on the Upper German Limes
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Beständige Begleiter – Römische Alltagskeramik aus der Sammlung Krapf – The permanent exhibition shows how clay vessels were used in everyday Roman life around AD 200, from the wine amphora to the mortarium.
- Operated by
- Gemeinde Jagsthausen
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free. Guided tours offered by the municipality cost extra (see visit information).
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- 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 museum is step-free. A wheelchair-accessible toilet is available in the neighboring New Town Hall during its opening hours.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
By train to Möckmühl (Heilbronn–Würzburg line), then bus line 11 toward Dörzbach/Messbach.
The museum is in the Old Town Hall, Hauptstraße 5; the municipal hall is next door at Hauptstraße 3. By car via the A 81 (exit Möckmühl or Osterburken). Parking spaces are marked on the municipality's town map.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 45 min |
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| Good to know | Guided tours by the municipality (museum only, about 45 minutes, €45 according to the municipality plus admission, maximum 25 people) can be booked through the municipality, phone +49 7943 9101-33. A visit can also include the Freilichtmuseum Römerbad (open-air Roman bath site) and the Schlossmuseum (castle museum). |
