Museum Markt Kösching
Archaeological and folk-life museum in Kösching with finds from the Roman fort, market history, crafts, and popular piety across two floors.
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About the museum
The Museum Markt Kösching is located on Klosterstraße and belongs to the Markt Kösching (market municipality). It is looked after by the Geschichtsverein Kösching Kasing Bettbrunn e. V. (history association), and the museum director is Stefan Georg Balassa. It offers a broad overview of the town's history and its surroundings.
On the ground floor, archaeology takes center stage. The span runs from Neanderthals with flint tools and a mammoth tusk, through Neolithic cultures, to the Bavarians (Bajuwaren) of the early Middle Ages; Merovingian grave finds are also included. One focus is the Roman period with the Germanicum fort near Kösching. The finds include weapons, glass, terra sigillata, amphorae, and a Roman milestone discovered in 1984, on which an emperor's name has been erased.
The upper floor is devoted to market history, which begins with the first mention of the place as a market in 1310, and to crafts such as baking, tailoring, brewing, and blacksmithing, as well as agriculture, the districts of Kasing and Bettbrunn, and popular piety. In the former monastery garden, a Roman garden with reproductions of Roman inscribed stones in original size was created in 2010.
Highlights
- Finds from the Germanicum Roman fort
- Roman milestone with erased emperor's name
- Archaeology from the Neanderthals to the Bavarians
- Market history with charters and craft rooms
- Roman garden with inscribed stones (currently not accessible)
Permanent exhibitions
- Archäologie und Römische Zeit – Finds from the Paleolithic to the Bavarians, including fort finds and a Roman milestone.
- Marktgeschichte, Handwerk und Landwirtschaft – Charters and seals, market administration, fire brigade and water supply, as well as crafts and agriculture.
- Operated by
- Markt Kösching
- Director
- Stefan Georg Balassa
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
- Kids’ birthday parties
Worksheet “Eyes Open in the Museum” for children, with a small gift for correct answers; the “Jubiläumsallee” history trail with a questionnaire; a flashlight tour “Museum at Night” for up to ten children; birthday parties can be booked.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Feuerwehrhaus oder Marktplatz
From Ingolstadt main station, various buses to the ZOB (central bus station), then line 40 to Kösching; from Ingolstadt Nordbahnhof, line 40 goes directly.
From the north, about 4 km from the Lenting exit; from the south via the B16a from Ingolstadt-Ost toward Riedenburg (about 8 km), then signposted.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The Roman garden in the former monastery garden is currently not accessible, as it serves as the outdoor area of a kindergarten group.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Museum education for school classes and groups by arrangement (Roman daily life, legend hikes, museum at night, writing with quill and ink, archaeological walk). |
