Heimatmuseum Löffingen

About the museum

The Löffingen artist and vocational school teacher Karl Ehret assembled an extensive collection on local history, which from 1935 was on view in a local history room (Heimatstube) in the school. The war years took their toll, and in 1975 a break-in led to the theft of, among other things, Roman coins that had been found near Löffingen. The roots of the collection go back to a museum society founded in 1846.

Since 1990, the collection has been housed in a building erected by the town. On display are minerals and fossils from the Wutach Gorge, mammoth teeth from the gravel pit in Reiselfingen, an Alemannic grave, medieval weapons and helmets, a fire engine pump cart from 1806, and farm furniture, tools and household goods. Reverse-glass paintings by the painter Winterhalder from Rötenbach, and paintings by local artists, complete the display.

Highlights

• Minerals and fossils from the Wutach Gorge
• Mammoth teeth from the Reiselfingen gravel pit
• Alemannic grave with skeleton
• Fire engine pump cart from 1806
• Reverse-glass paintings by Benedikt Winterhalder

Permanent exhibition

• Geologie, Frühgeschichte und bäuerliche Kultur – Fossils and minerals from the Wutach Gorge, mammoth teeth, an Alemannic grave, medieval objects, and household goods and tools from earlier centuries.

Operated by

Stadt Löffingen

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission.

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Getting there & parking

The museum is on the Rathausplatz in Löffingen; parking is available.

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