Kohlosseum
Cabbage museum in a former sugar and sauerkraut factory in Wesselburen – on the cultivation and processing of cabbage in Dithmarschen, with a sauerkraut workshop.
Over het museum
The Kohlosseum stands on the site of a sugar factory that the merchant Charles de Vos had built in 1869 after test fields in the Dithmarschen marsh had yielded particularly sugar-rich beets. When beet growing no longer paid off toward the end of the 19th century, many farmers switched to cabbage; the Wesselburen gardener Eduard Lass promoted large-scale cultivation and marketing of industrial cabbage. Later the region's largest sauerkraut factory operated here.
On the initiative of Martin Kehl, Achim Krumbiegel and Hubert Nickels, a friends' association was founded which, with sponsors and funds from the BINGO environmental lottery, converted the third floor of the old factory from 2005. The cabbage museum officially opened in December 2007, a monument to Eduard Lass was added in 2012, and in the same year the museum was admitted to the Museumslandschaft Dithmarschen (Dithmarschen museum network).
The exhibition under old wooden beams shows planting machines, farm tools, cutting knives and sauerkraut barrels, explains the soils, drainage and dikes of the marsh, and recalls the storm surge of 1962. The eye-catcher is a replica of a cabbage-cutting line from the Marne sauerkraut factory Gravenhorst, which was in operation until 1984. On the first floor, the sauerkraut workshop and farmers' market complement the museum.
Hoogtepunten
- Replica of the cabbage-cutting line of the Gravenhorst sauerkraut factory
- Historic farm machinery and equipment for cabbage growing
- Demonstration and tasting in the sauerkraut workshop
- Tours with stories in Low German
- Free admission
Vaste collectie
- Kohlmuseum – Permanent exhibition on cabbage cultivation and processing, marsh soils, dikes and village life in Dithmarschen, with historic machines and a replica cabbage-cutting line.
- Opgericht
- 2007
- Beheerder
- Kohlosseum GmbH; Förderverein Kohlosseum
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
| Volwassenen | gratis |
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Museum admission free, donations welcome. Museum tours €2 per person (please register at the farmers' market).
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
- Lift
- 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 museum is on the third floor and can also be reached by elevator.
Kinderen & gezin
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
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Service & horeca
- Museumwinkel
Farmers' market with homemade sauerkraut, cabbage salads, regional foods, gift items and cabbage-based care products; products also available in the online shop.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Tours for all age groups by arrangement, often with anecdotes in Low German. Travel and school groups please register in advance; for groups there is a program of sauerkraut workshop with tasting, museum tour and farmers' market. For school classes, the tours also cover nutrition and agriculture. |
