Reichsstadtmuseum Weißenburg
Museum on the history of the former Free Imperial City of Weißenburg, with theme rooms on council, law, crafts and defense, and the Haus Kaaden.
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About the museum
The ReichsstadtMuseum opened in February 1998 as the successor to the former local history museum. Together with the RömerMuseum it forms a museum complex grouped around a courtyard in the center of the old town. In 2005 the "Haus Kaaden" was added as an extension: with holdings from the former Kaaden homeland rooms, it commemorates the flight and expulsion of Germans from the East after the Second World War and their reception in Weißenburg.
The tour follows not the chronology but the spatial structure of the house, and takes up aspects of the history of an imperial city in individual sequences. It begins with the Holy Roman Empire, with imperial history, the imperial constitution and the special form of the imperial cities. On the second floor come art and science, the council constitution of 1377, with which the town gave itself a democratic constitution, the town court, and economy and health care. On the third floor the topics are walls and fortifications, the church, and guilds and crafts.
Highlights
- History of the Free Imperial City of Weißenburg, presented like a three-dimensional book
- Council constitution of 1377 and town court
- Theme rooms on walls and fortifications, church, guilds and crafts
- Haus Kaaden: flight, expulsion and integration in Weißenburg
- Museum complex with the RömerMuseum around a shared courtyard
Permanent exhibitions
- Geschichte der Freien Reichsstadt Weißenburg – The thematic tour across three floors shows the imperial history, council constitution, economy, military affairs, church and crafts of the imperial city.
- Haus Kaaden – Ankunft und Integration der Heimatvertriebenen – Interactive permanent exhibition on the history of the town of Kaaden an der Eger, on flight and expulsion, on the refugee camp at the Wülzburg, and on integration in Weißenburg.
- Founded
- 1998
- Operated by
- Stadt Weißenburg in Bayern
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2.50Schoolchildren, students, apprentices, holders of a severe disability ID, federal volunteer service participants, unemployed people, holders of the Ehrenamtskarte (volunteer card) (each with proof) |
| Children & teens | €2.50free up to age 6 · Children up to 6 years free; schoolchildren pay the reduced price, and schoolchildren from Weißenburg schools have free admission. |
| Seniors | –No senior discount is listed. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €2.50companion free · Up to two companions of severely disabled persons have free admission. |
| Students & apprentices | €2.50 |
| Groups (15+ people) | €2.50 per personFrom 15 people, €1.50 per person at the reduced rate; advance registration required. |
| Families | €8Two adults and two children (6–17 years); each additional child €2. |
| Museum ticket (RömerMuseum, Römische Thermen, ReichsstadtMuseum) | €10Per single visit valid within one month; reduced €6, family €19 |
| Season pass, Weißenburg museums | €25Unlimited visits from March 15 to November 15; reduced €15, 25% discount on special events |
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bahnhof Weißenburg i. Bay.
By train to Bahnhof Weißenburg i. Bay., then about 5–10 minutes on foot.
By car
Free parking
Free parking for visitors to the ReichsstadtMuseum is available in the "Doerflervilla" parking garage (Schulhausstraße 8); buses park at the Am Plärrer bus station (Nördliche Ringstraße).
By car via the A 6 or A 9 and the B 2 or B 13 (exits Weißenburg-Nord or Weißenburg-Süd) to the old town.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Public and private guided tours for groups and school classes are booked through the Weißenburg Tourist Information (tel. +49 9141 907124, tourist@weissenburg.de). |
