Histotainment Park Adventon
Medieval museum park near Osterburken: on Sundays and public holidays, visitors experience the crafts and construction work of a town modeled on a historical example.
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About the museum
The Histotainment Park Adventon is being built on a seven-hectare site near Osterburken in the Neckar-Odenwald district. For several years, a group of history enthusiasts has been building a town modeled on the Middle Ages, largely by hand and with materials, tools and methods of the time. The aim is to test in practice how people in the Middle Ages built, worked and lived, for example how watertight a shingle roof is or how one cooks over an open fire.
The museum is funded solely by private means and depends on volunteer helpers. Several buildings in half-timbered and split-log construction already stand; a stone gate tower modeled on the Templerhaus in Amorbach is rising, and there is a Viking settlement as well as workshops where craftspeople demonstrate traditional techniques. The park is operated by Histotainment GmbH; the friends' association "Die Siedler von Adventon" supports the project.
Beyond the regular opening days, the grounds also serve as the setting for public events such as the Herbstfest (autumn festival) with a large battle, the Schlachtfest (traditional butchering feast) or the Wikingerfest (Viking festival). Seminars, workshops and courses are also held, for example on historical fencing or archery.
Highlights
- Medieval town under construction on seven hectares
- Gate tower modeled on the Templerhaus in Amorbach
- Viking settlement and craftspeople at work
- Festivals such as the Herbstfest with a large battle, the Schlachtfest and the Wikingerfest
- Courses in historical fencing and archery
Permanent exhibition
- Mittelalterliche Siedlung im Freigelände – A town under construction, modeled on the Middle Ages, with half-timbered and split-log houses, a gate tower, a Viking settlement, and craftspeople who demonstrate traditional techniques on the active construction site.
- Operated by
- Histotainment GmbH
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €3Pupils and students with ID; people with a disability degree (GdB) of 80 or higher (with ID) |
| Children & teens | €2Price for children aged 6 to 16; every second child in a family enters free. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €3From a disability degree of 80, with ID. |
| Students & apprentices | €3Pupils and students with ID. |
| Groups (20+ people) | €3 per personAdults in groups of 20 or more: €3; children in groups of 20 or more: €1.50. |
| Families | –Family discount: every second child in a family enters free. |
Birthday children receive free admission upon presenting their identity card. Prices may differ at events.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Family discount (every second child free) and free admission for birthday children; at festivals there are games and hands-on activities.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
The park lies directly beside the A 81 (Würzburg–Heilbronn), exit 6 Osterburken: the grounds are separated from the motorway only by a hill. After about 1.5 km, turn left toward Wemmershof. Navigation address: Marienhöhe 1, 74706 Osterburken.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Dogs may be brought on a leash. Courses (e.g., historical fencing from age 16, archery from age 14) take place on selected dates; admission is included in the course fee. |
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