Museum Remshalden - Heimat Wirtschaft Heinkel

About the museum

The Museum Remshalden opened in September 2009 in the district of Grunbach, right next to the church. The municipality and the museum association run it together; the association collects and preserves evidence of local history in trust, researches it and exhibits it.

On the ground floor, the permanent exhibition offers a cross-section of the municipality's economic history, including the Blauhemdenfärberei (blue-shirt dye works) as the oldest industrial business, the tractor maker Holder, the "Friedel-Brause" soft drink, and the Klingele paper mills. A separate section is devoted to the aircraft designer Ernst Heinkel (1888–1958), born in Grunbach. It sheds light on his inventions as well as his life and his role as a Wehrwirtschaftsführer (defense economy leader) close to the regime in the Third Reich.

Since April 2018, the attic under the high roof of the former "Obere Kelter" (Upper Wine Press House) has presented the history of the five formerly independent municipalities of Buoch, Geradstetten, Grunbach, Hebsack and Rohrbronn up to about 1900; QR codes and tablets available for loan provide more in-depth information. The offer is supplemented by special exhibitions, lectures, local history walks and the "Junges Museum" (Young Museum) for children and schools.

Highlights

• Ernst Heinkel: life, inventions and role in the Third Reich
• Economic history of the middle Remstal valley, with drawers to open
• Local history of Remshalden's five districts under the roof of the former Obere Kelter
• Media guide via tablet and QR codes
• "Junges Museum" (Young Museum) for children and schools

Permanent exhibitions

• Wirtschaftsgeschichte Remshaldens – Cross-section of companies from the districts, from industrialization to the 1960s, from the Blauhemdenfärberei to the Frigeo soft drink.
• Ernst Heinkel – Inventions, life story and role of the aircraft designer born in Grunbach in the Third Reich.
• Ortsgeschichte der fünf Teilorte – History of Buoch, Geradstetten, Grunbach, Hebsack and Rohrbronn up to about 1900 in the former Obere Kelter.

Founded

2009

Operated by

Gemeinde Remshalden und Museumsverein Remshalden e.V.

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free; donations are welcome.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

The "Junges Museum" offers traveling exhibitions for children and young people; schools and kindergartens can develop their own topics. In the economic history exhibition, numerous drawers may be opened.

Getting there & parking

Route via the B 29, exit Remshalden-West.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop with literature on local history, museum wine, postcards, craft sheets and Frigeo soft drink.

Events & venue rental

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