Höhlenmuseum mit Dorfmuseum

About the museum

The Höhlenmuseum in Frasdorf documents the karst landscape around the Laubenstein between Hochries, Spitzstein and Laubenstein in the western Chiemgau Alps. The area holds two large caves and many smaller ones, as well as dolines, swallow holes (ponors), karren fields and the Grubalm polje. Frasdorf and Munich cave researchers have explored the area since the 1920s; the museum, officially opened in 1997, makes their findings available to the public.

The museum displays photos, plans, models, cave finds and videos. Topics range from geology and cave research to flora and fauna, cave rescue, environmental protection and alpine pasture farming. One of the best-known exhibits is a brown bear skull around 11,000 years old, found in one of the caves around 1930, which was named one of the "100 Heimatschätze Bayerns" (Bavarian local heritage treasures) in 2018.

In the same building, the village museum tells milestones of local history: the mysterious life of the Frasdorf "Wassertrinkerin" (water drinker), Wildenwart Castle as a refuge of the last Bavarian king, the construction of the autobahn before the war, the Rosenheim–Frasdorf local railway, folk music advocate Wastl Fanderl and the beginnings of winter tourism. The museum is run by volunteers from the Heimat- und Kulturverein Frasdorf (local heritage and culture association).

Highlights

• Brown bear skull around 11,000 years old, awarded as a "Heimatschatz" (local heritage treasure)
• Models, plans and finds from the Laubenstein karst area
• Village museum with the story of the Frasdorf "Wassertrinkerin"
• Autobahn construction and the Rosenheim–Frasdorf local railway
• Free admission

Permanent exhibitions

• Höhlenmuseum – Photos, plans, models and finds on geology, cave research, wildlife, cave rescue and alpine farming in the Laubenstein karst area.
• Dorfmuseum – Stations of Frasdorf's local history, such as the Wassertrinkerin, Wildenwart Castle, the autobahn construction and the local railway.

Founded

1997

Operated by

Heimat- und Kulturverein Frasdorf e. V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

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Getting there & parking

The museum is located in the old schoolhouse, Schulstraße 7, 83112 Frasdorf.

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