Memorialmuseum Völkerschlacht 1813
Museum in a half-timbered house in Liebertwolkwitz on the fighting around the Southern Battlefield of the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813.
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About the museum
The museum is located in the residential house of an old Hintersassengut (small tenant farm) in Liebertwolkwitz, a half-timbered building that was rebuilt in 1808 after a fire. In October 1813 the house was damaged during the Battle of the Nations. It remained in family ownership for 135 years, was expropriated in 1953, and was returned to the heirs in 1993.
Committed history enthusiasts of the Interessenverband Völkerschlacht 1813 have saved the association building from demolition since 1980 and rebuilt it through years of work. In 1995 the Museum zur Völkerschlacht (Battle of the Nations Museum) was established there, focusing especially on the military events in the surrounding villages.
The exhibition traces the course of the autumn campaign of 1813, from the marching movements through the cavalry battle of October 14 to the burdens on the population from billeting and destruction. Weapons, equipment, and ground finds, paintings and dioramas, and a re-staged billeting scene bring the period to life.
Highlights
- Cavalry battle of Liebertwolkwitz on October 14, 1813
- Weapons, equipment, and ground finds from the period
- Paintings and dioramas of the fighting methods of the time
- Re-staged billeting scene
- Half-timbered house from 1808
Permanent exhibition
- Südliches Schlachtfeld – Völkerschlacht 1813 – The permanent exhibition shows the march and course of the fighting in the autumn campaign of 1813, the cavalry battle of Liebertwolkwitz, and its consequences for the village population, with weapons, ground finds, paintings, and dioramas.
- Founded
- 1995
- Operated by
- Interessenverein Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig 1813 e. V.
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