Heimatmuseum Thal
Association museum on the Schusteranger with a replica farmstead, craft rooms, a forge, a chapel and a bread oven; open on the first Sunday of every month from April to October.
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About the museum
Since 2004, the local history museum of the Kirchberg/Holzland classic car friends (Oldtimerfreunde) has been taking shape on the Schusteranger in Thal, thanks to the efforts of members, patrons and donors. Its centerpiece is a 12 by 31 meter replica of a farmstead typical of the region, with a kitchen, a parlor and a cross passage (Querflez), a hand-built Bohemian vault in the entrance corridor and old Solnhofen stone paving. The main building was completed in summer 2018.
Inside, an exhibition room displays Kröning pottery (Hafnergeschirr), barber-surgeon's instruments and historical photographs. Across two floors are carriages and sleighs, household and farm machinery, a carpentry shop, a cobbler's workshop, a general store, a classroom and, since 2017, a working wheelwright's workshop; the large room has a floor made of more than 9,000 end-grain wood blocks.
An outbuilding with an 18th-century roof frame houses a forge with a belt-drive transmission. The grounds also include the neo-Gothic chapel Maria in Thal, consecrated in 2010, a working bread oven, a wind pump and a water basin (Wassergrand) from 1436, the oldest item in the museum.
Highlights
- Replica of a typical farmstead with a Bohemian vault
- Working wheelwright's workshop, forge and cobbler's workshop
- Chapel Maria in Thal, from 2010
- 1436 water basin as the oldest item
- Working bread oven and wind pump
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Oldtimerfreunde Kirchberg/Holzland e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Children & teens | freeChildren and young people free |
| Groups (10+ people) | €5 per personGroups and guided tours of 10 or more people: adults €5, children and school classes €2 per person |
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Getting there & parking
Navigation address: 84434 Kirchberg, Thal 11. Route from Erding via Wartenberg and Schröding, then toward Froschbach.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Groups and guided tours by advance booking (phone 08706 669 or 08762 5532). |
