Heimatmuseum der Parabutscher Donauschwaben

About the museum

Parabutsch, today Ratkovo in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, lies in the Bačka between the Danube and the Tisza. From the mid-18th century, German families settled there, mostly from southern and southwestern Germany. In autumn 1944, most of the ethnic German inhabitants fled the advancing front; many of those who stayed behind died in camps. From 1946, numerous refugees found a new home in Langenbrücken, now part of Bad Schönborn.

In 1986, the Heimatortsgemeinschaft Parabutsch (Parabutsch home community association) set up a local history museum in the Bürgerhaus in Langenbrücken, which it still runs on a volunteer basis. After a thorough renovation and redesign, it reopened in October 2018; the museum has received several awards.

In several rooms, originals and reconstructions trace the arc from settlement through village life to flight, expulsion, and a new beginning in Baden. On display are sacred objects from the former village church, household and farming implements, and traditional costumes for different occasions. A special piece is the "Paradestub," where young women's trousseaus were once presented before the wedding.

Highlights

• "Paradestub" with the displayed trousseau
• Sacred objects from the former church of Parabutsch
• Traditional costumes of the Parabutsch Danube Swabians
• Everyday and farming implements from the Bačka

Permanent exhibitions

• Geschichte der Parabutscher Donauschwaben – Several rooms use originals and reconstructions to tell the story from settlement in the Bačka to flight, expulsion, and a new beginning in Langenbrücken.

Founded

1986

Operated by

Heimatortsgemeinschaft Parabutsch e. V.

Director

Jürgen Purr

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The museum is located in the Gustav-Basnizki-Bürgerhaus in Langenbrücken.

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