Reichsdorfmuseum Gochsheim

About the museum

The ReichsdorfMuseum in Gochsheim, in the district of Schweinfurt, came into being in 1982, when the Historischer Förderkreis Gochsheim-Weyer (historical support association) was founded on April 27 and the museum was launched at the same time. Countless hours of volunteer work, grants from the municipality, the district, the Bezirk Unterfranken (Lower Franconia administrative district) and the Landesstelle für nichtstaatliche Museen (state agency for non-state museums), as well as many private donations, made the village museum possible. Most exhibits come from Gochsheim residents or from the region.

It is housed in the Franconian Kirchgaden complex around the Protestant church, which once served as the village's inner defensive ring. Across 18 rooms, the museum shows rural and craft life over the past two centuries. The house also includes a typesetter's workshop with bookbinding, a cooper's workshop and a bicycle collection.

The bicycle collection traces the history across six rooms, from Drais’ Laufrad (running machine) of 1817 through high-wheelers and the Niederrad (safety bicycle) with chain drive, to accessories such as hubs, speedometers and lamps. It commemorates Philipp Moritz Fischer of Schweinfurt, who was involved in the invention of pedals. The "Reichsdorfweg" (Reichsdorf trail) leads to further historic sites in the village, such as the Gaden, the Schwebheimer Tor (gate) and the tithe barn.

Highlights

• 18 rooms on Gochsheim's history and on living and working in earlier times
• Bicycle collection across six rooms, from the running machine to the Niederrad
• Cooper's and typesetter's workshops with bookbinding
• Franconian Kirchgaden complex as the museum building
• Reichsdorfweg to historic sites in Gochsheim

Permanent exhibitions

• ReichsdorfMuseum – Ortsgeschichte in 18 Räumen – Exhibits on Gochsheim's past, on rural and craft life over the last two centuries, and the typesetter's and cooper's workshops.
• Fahrradsammlung – Across six rooms, the collection shows the development of the bicycle from the 1817 running machine through high-wheelers to the modern Niederrad, with accessories.

Founded

1982

Operated by

Historischer Förderkreis Gochsheim-Weyer e. V.

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in the Kirchgaden at the square "Am Plan" in front of the town hall. Coming from Schweinfurt or the A 70, take the Schweinfurter Straße; from Bamberg or the other A 70 exit, take the Weyerer Straße.

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