Heimatmuseum Ditfurt
Local history museum shaped by farming and crafts, on the former estate farm (Amtshof) of Stift Quedlinburg, with more than 10,000 exhibits on 1,000 m².
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About the museum
The Heimatmuseum Ditfurt is located on the former estate farm (Amtshof) of Stift Quedlinburg. Ditfurt was given to the abbey by Otto II in 974 and remained its supply estate until the abbey was dissolved in 1803. In 1894 an ox stable for around 48 animals was built on the grounds, which is today the museum's main building.
The Kulturbund (cultural association) opened a first local history room in 1957. In 1992 the Heimatverein Ditfurt (local history association) was founded; from 1996 it rented the estate farm and in 1998 moved into the reconstructed ox stable with agricultural equipment and the local history room. Since 2001 a hostel has also belonged to it.
Today the museum shows more than 10,000 exhibits across more than 1,000 square meters: agricultural equipment and allied trades, local history rooms, an archaeological exhibition and, in the former horse stable, old electrical, radio and typewriter technology. A rebuilt dovecote and the former sheep barn, used as equipment storage, complete the farmyard.
Highlights
- Agricultural equipment, including the Wanzleben wooden plow
- Local history rooms with children's room, parlor and kitchen
- Archaeology with mammoth teeth from the Ditfurt gravel pit
- Old electrical, radio and typewriter technology in the horse stable
- Harvest festival with historic threshing demonstration and Nicholas market
Permanent exhibitions
- Landwirtschaft im ehemaligen Ochsenstall – Soil cultivation with horses and simple machines, plows, seed drills, and equipment of allied trades such as the smithy, bakery and home butchery.
- Heimatstuben – Living rooms and kitchen from Ditfurt from the 19th to the early 20th century, including the children's room, parlor and spinning room.
- Archäologie – Prehistoric finds from several millennia, including mammoth teeth from the Ditfurt gravel pit and vessels from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.
- Operated by
- Heimatverein Ditfurt e.V.
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
The Heimatverein runs children's projects, for example on fashion in earlier times. Popular events are the harvest festival in October, with historic threshing demonstrations, and the Nicholas market on the first Advent weekend.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
By train on the Magdeburg–Thale line with a stop at Ditfurt; from the direction of Halle–Goslar, change in Halberstadt to the train to Thale. A bus runs from Quedlinburg, with stops at the village entrance and in the village center.
By car via the B6 (Nordharzautobahn); from the north via the A2 near Magdeburg, Helmstedt or Braunschweig; from the direction of Halle–Leipzig via the A14 and the B6.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The main building has a hostel with around 20 beds; breakfast, as well as coffee and homemade cake, is available on request.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The large and small halls in the main building, the dovecote for exhibitions, celebrations and meetings, and the outdoor grounds (former garden) are available for events.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Tours of the museum and village tours are offered by the Heimatverein; dates by arrangement. |
