Silkeborg Bunkermuseum

Over het museum

In March 1943, construction began on the grounds of the Silkeborg Bad spa for a new German headquarters: hundreds of Danish workers built bunkers and barracks and laid electricity and water lines. On November 5, 1943, the staff of the Wehrmacht Commander in Denmark under General Hermann von Hanneken moved here from København, because Berlin feared an Allied landing on the Jutland west coast. About 350 officers and soldiers, including about 70 German female staff assistants, worked on the grounds until the end of the war. From 1945 to 1947 it served as a camp for German refugees, with the command bunker used as a detention cell.

The association Silkeborg Bunkermuseum was founded on January 29, 1995, and the museum was inaugurated on June 6 of the same year. It is located in the troop bunker "Bertha" of type R622, which is partly furnished as it was during the occupation and shows uniforms, weapons, equipment, and ground finds from the forests and lakes of the surrounding area. Since May 2025, the neighboring bunker "Charlotte" has provided information on the resistance in the Silkeborg area.

In 2024, the general's command bunker, which lies under the lawn in front of the former social building, received a new staircase access with funds from the Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen and the municipality; before that it could be reached only by an almost vertical ladder. It is accessible during guided tours and events. The association, with about 70 members, runs the museum and tours entirely on a volunteer basis and organizes the annual Bunkerdage with reenactment.

Hoogtepunten

• Museum bunker "Bertha" (type R622) with partly original furnishings
• Uniforms, weapons, equipment, and ground finds from the occupation period
• Exhibition on the resistance in Silkeborg in the bunker "Charlotte"
• Command bunker of General von Hanneken on guided tours
• Guided bunker hikes with flashlights

Vaste collectie

• Museumsbunkeren Bertha – Original troop bunker of 1943, partly furnished as in the occupation period with bunks, stove, and ventilation, with uniforms, weapons, equipment, and ground finds from the surrounding area.
• Modstandskampen i Silkeborg – Distrikt 14 – Exhibition in the bunker "Charlotte" on the local resistance 1940–1945 with weapon drops, sabotage, and retaliation actions.

Opgericht

1995

Beheerder

Foreningen Silkeborg Bunkermuseum

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Tickets at the entrance door of the bunker; payment in cash or by MobilePay (only outside the bunker, since there is no mobile reception inside), no card payments. Adult admission alternatively €7. Association members have free admission.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The command bunker is not wheelchair-accessible because of narrow stairs and high thresholds. The long bunker hike (2–3 km through wooded terrain) is not suitable for people with walking difficulties or claustrophobia. Public restrooms at the exit of the parking lot at the Silkeborg Kunstcenter.

Kinderen & gezin

Children up to age 11 have free admission. In the museum bunker you can partly touch history. The long bunker hike is not suitable for small children and strollers.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

From the parking lot about 200 m on foot through the park of Silkeborg Bad; the route is marked on the site map on the museum website, and signage in the sculpture park is limited.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Books on the occupation period, World War II, and the resistance are sold in the museum. No mobile reception in the bunker. There is a café in the neighboring Kunstcenter; food you bring yourself can be eaten in the park of Silkeborg Bad.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

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