Heimatmuseum Pflaster 14

About the museum

The core of the complex is a half-timbered residential house whose timber was dated by dendrochronology to 1455; it is one of the oldest known half-timbered houses in the Rems-Murr district. A large barn was added in 1542, and a smaller one in 1767, which was probably originally a sheep barn. The farmstead had already been divided by 1629; today the main house is roughly a quarter owned by the city, and both barns belong entirely to the city of Weinstadt.

The foundation of the collection is the private collection of Paul Hekeler, a mail carrier and honorary citizen of Endersbach, who began gathering it in the 1920s. In 1972 it became publicly accessible as a heritage room in the old school building. After years of voluntary development work, the core holdings on rural living and working life of the 18th and 19th centuries moved to the Pflaster 14 farmstead in 2008; a friends' association founded in 2006 supports the museum both in spirit and financially.

The tour leads through staged living rooms with furniture from the 18th to 20th centuries, a section on textile crafts from flax to the loom, themes of household and crafts, and into the barns with agricultural machinery, carriages, sleds and wine-growing equipment. A vaulted cellar and the little Museumsstüble (museum parlor) serve events and offer a place to unwind after tours.

Highlights

• Half-timbered house from 1455, the oldest building in Endersbach
• Staged kitchen, living room and bedroom
• Textile crafts from flax to the loom
• Agricultural machinery, carriages and sleds in the barn
• Wine-growing equipment: presses, vats and tubs
• Collection of historic stove tiles and stove plates

Permanent exhibitions

• Bäuerliche Wohn- und Arbeitswelt – Kitchen, living room and bedroom are set up as living spaces from the 18th to 20th centuries; clothing, costumes and toys are also on display.
• Textilhandwerk und Haushalt – From flax processing to the loom: sewing machines, irons and linen cupboards show the textile crafts and household work of earlier times.
• Landwirtschaft und Weinbau in den Scheunen – Agricultural tools, historic vehicles, and presses, vats and tubs for wine and fruit growing.

Operated by

Stadt Weinstadt

Director

Dr. Bernd Breyvogel

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free; guided tours by volunteer members are also free.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Free guided tours for kindergartens and schools from Weinstadt.

Getting there & parking

The entrance is on Traubenstraße, next to the Endersbach town hall.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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