Patenschaftsmuseum Goldap in Ostpreußen
Local history museum in Stade on the history of the East Prussian district of Goldap until 1945 and on the ties between Goldap and Stade since then.
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About the museum
In 1952, the Stade district took on the sponsorship (Patenschaft) for the East Prussian district of Goldap, which existed from 1818 to 1945. After war and expulsion, many people from the Goldap district had found a new home in the Stade area. The Patenschaftsmuseum (sponsorship museum) keeps the memory of the former homeland alive and is also a meeting place for expellees, their descendants and guests from today's Polish town of Goldap.
The museum is run by the Stade district and the Kreisgemeinschaft Goldap Ostpreußen e.V. (registered association of the Goldap district community); volunteer members look after the house on Harsefelder Straße. The collection covers around 400 years of regional history as well as the cultural and social life of the Goldap district until 1945.
Key themes include an information room on East Prussia, the history of churches and schools, rural life, the Rominter Heide (Rominten Heath), the fate of the population in 1944–45, and the postwar period, from flight through first visits to the old homeland to youth exchanges. An expanded exhibition documents the relations between Goldap and Stade up to Poland's accession to the EU. Eyewitness accounts are shown as videos, and an open-shelf library offers literature on East Prussia and genealogy.
Highlights
- Regional history of the Goldap district until 1945
- Exhibition on Goldap and Stade after 1945
- Model of the Rominten hunting lodge
- Eyewitness accounts as video clips
- Open-shelf library on East Prussia and genealogy
Permanent exhibitions
- Kreis Goldap bis 1945 – The collection shows around 400 years of regional history, churches and schools, rural life, Rominten and the fate of the population in 1944–45.
- Goldap und Stade nach 1945 – The exhibition documents flight, first visits to the old homeland and youth exchanges up to Poland's accession to the EU.
- Operated by
- Landkreis Stade und Kreisgemeinschaft Goldap Ostpreußen e. V.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free.
Accessibility
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
By regional train from the direction of Hamburg or Cuxhaven, or by S-Bahn line S3 from Hamburg to Stade; from the station, it is a short walk to the museum.
By car
Parking available
Parking spaces are available at the museum.
By car from the A26 onto the B73, exit toward Stade city center; after about 600 m the museum is on the left. Address: Harsefelder Straße 44a, 21680 Stade.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours on special topics are available by registration (tel. 04142 3552). On Sundays there are occasionally events with lectures; dates are announced in advance. |
