Heimathaus Verl
Heimathaus in a half-timbered house from 1615 in the centre of Verl, with exhibitions on settlement and local history and a varied cultural programme.
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About the museum
The Heimathaus stands on Kirchring, the oldest core of Verl, in the immediate vicinity of the former St. Anna Chapel. In the 16th century, cottagers settled around this first church of the Verl region, pursuing crafts and trade alongside some farming. The present Heimathaus was also such a cottager’s holding; it is first mentioned in records in 1615.
For a long time the house was run as an inn. After the Schroeder family took over the property in 1863, spirits and cigars were also produced here. As a commercial building, it was converted several times and gradually fell into disrepair over time.
In 1983 the municipality of Verl took over the house and renovated it extensively together with the local history association. It opened as a Heimathaus on 1 September 1986; a beam inscription in the entrance still recalls its varied uses. Since then the association has presented exhibitions here on settlement history, the Verl farmsteads, old crafts and the World Wars, maintains a local history library, and regularly invites visitors to half-timbered house concerts, readings and art exhibitions.
Highlights
- Half-timbered house from 1615 on the historic Kirchring
- Permanent exhibition on the settlement history of Verl
- Documentation on the history of the Verl farmsteads
- Local history library
- Half-timbered house concerts since 1987
Permanent exhibitions
- 1000 Jahre Siedlungsgeschichte Verl – The exhibition in the attic tells the story of the development of the Verl region from the first settlements to the present day.
- Verler Höfe, altes Handwerk und Kriegszeit – On the ground floor, the local history association documents the history of the farmsteads, the former crafts in the Verl region and events during the two World Wars.
- Founded
- 1986
- Operated by
- Heimatverein Verl e.V.
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Getting there & parking
Satnav address: Sender Straße 8, 33415 Verl.
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| Good to know | Family research consultation hours usually on Sundays from 3 p.m. |
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