Jura-Bauernhof-Museum
Small open-air museum in a Jura-house farm over 400 years old in Hofstetten, showing rural life around 1910–1930.
About the museum
The Jura Farm Museum is located in the so-called Kipferlerhof in Hofstetten, a district of Hitzhofen in the Eichstätt district. The farm is first mentioned in 1551 in the rent registers of the Hochstift Eichstätt and from 1786 belonged for almost two centuries to the Schermer/Albrecht family, from which the house name also derives. With the death of the last, childless family member in 1984, this line ended.
The then district heritage officer Wunibald Iser recognized the value of the run-down property. The district bought and restored the farm, set up a museum, and handed it over to a specially founded friends' association, which still runs it today; the museum was founded in 1986.
The main building is a two-story combined house and stable in the typical style of the Altmühl Jura house, with limestone rubble walls, a low-pitched roof, and a covering of limestone slabs (Legschiefer). Farm family, farmhands, and livestock lived under one roof. The furnishings mostly come from the former residents and show above all farm life between 1910 and 1930.
The farm includes a barn with agricultural tools, a shed with tractors and harvesting machines, a bake oven, a well, a henhouse, and an herb and fruit garden. Over the year, action days such as bread baking, the threshers' festival, and the museum festival take place.
Highlights
- Originally preserved Altmühl Jura house with limestone slab roof
- Combined house and stable with largely original furnishings
- Barn and shed with historic farm machinery
- Farm and herb garden with chickens
- Action days such as bread baking in the wood-fired oven and the threshers' festival
Permanent exhibitions
- Jura-Bauernhof (Kipferlerhof) – The combined house and stable, barn, shed, and garden of a Jura farm show living and working in the countryside in the early 20th century.
- Founded
- 1986
- Operated by
- Verein Jura-Bauernhof-Museum e.V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2School students, trainees, university students, military and alternative service members, people with severe disabilities, and retirees (with ID) |
| Children & teens | €1Children aged 6 to 15 years €1. |
| Seniors | €2Retirees with ID. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2People with severe disabilities with ID. |
| Students & apprentices | €2School students, trainees, and university students with ID. |
| Groups (20+ people) | €2 per personFrom 20 people, per person. |
| Families | €5Parents with minor children. |
| School students in a class group | €1Per person. |
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Family ticket | €5 · Parents with minor children. |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Kids’ birthday parties
Children's birthday parties as an activity afternoon during opening hours, children's events such as scary stories or cookie baking, as well as hands-on action days; chickens live in the farmyard.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking directly in front of the museum.
GPS address: Schloßstraße 19, 85122 Hitzhofen. Via the A9 Munich–Nuremberg, exit Lenting (toward Böhmfeld) or Altmühltal (toward Eichstätt); Hofstetten is about 10 km east of Eichstätt and 15 km northwest of Ingolstadt, and the access road is signposted.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Events & venue rental
On request, the house and farmyard serve as a backdrop for wedding, family, and club photos.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Museum tours (about 1.5 hours) and project days for school classes with a tour followed by crafts in the garden or barn by arrangement. |
