Urzeitpark Sebnitz
Seasonal theme park on the edge of Saxon Switzerland with more than 400 sculptures on the evolution of life, plus a display of minerals and fossils.
Over het museum
The park was created by the sculptor Franz Gruß, who is also behind the Saurierpark Kleinwelka and the Sauriergarten Großwelka near Bautzen. Because his dinosaur garden offered too little space, he looked for a site for another park in the 1990s and found it in Sebnitz, in the Forellenschänke recreation area right on the border with the Czech Republic. The Urzeitpark opened in 1996.
On roughly 10,000 square meters, winding paths lead past more than 400 sculptures that trace the development of living things from water to land. On view are greatly enlarged microorganisms and insects, sea creatures such as ichthyosaurs and giant octopuses, Cenozoic mammals such as the woolly rhinoceros and Indricotherium, as well as the lineage of the horse and early humans.
The tour is complemented by a small exhibition of minerals and fossils as well as play areas with a climbing castle and an excavation site. The park is operated by Sauriergarten Gruß GmbH; it stays closed in winter so that expansion and repairs can be carried out.
Hoogtepunten
- More than 400 sculptures of prehistoric life forms on about one hectare
- Life-size Indricotherium, one of the largest land mammals
- Microorganisms and insects enlarged up to 1,000 times
- Minerals and fossils exhibition
- Playgrounds with a climbing castle and an excavation site
Vaste collectie
- Rundgang durch die Entwicklung des Lebens – More than 400 sculptures show the path of living things from water to land – from enlarged microorganisms and sea creatures to Ice Age mammals and early humans.
- Museum – Mineralien und Fossilien – Small exhibition of minerals and fossils on the park grounds.
- Opgericht
- 1996
- Beheerder
- Sauriergarten Gruß GmbH
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 7 |
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| Met korting | € 5,50People with a severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis) |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 7gratis t/m 3 jaar · Admission from age 4; children under 14 only when accompanied by an adult. |
| Mensen met een beperking | € 5,50With a severe disability ID (Schwerbehindertenausweis). |
| Groepen (vanaf 15 pers.) | € 6 p.p.Groups of 15 or more people (from age 4). Children's groups from after-school care, daycare, or school €5 per person, not on weekends; only at the day ticket desk. |
| Gezinnen | € 25,502 adults and 2 children aged 4 to 13; each additional child €5.50 (maximum 2 additional children). |
| Season pass (per person from age 4) | € 25 |
Dogs on a leash get in free. Card payment is possible at the ticket desk; day tickets and season passes are also available online.
Toegankelijkheid
- Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: niet aanwezig
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
About 80 percent of the paths are wheelchair-accessible. The restrooms can only be reached by stairs.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 3 jaar |
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| Gezinsticket | € 25,50 · 2 adults and 2 children aged 4 to 13; each additional child €5.50 (maximum 2 additional children). |
- Speeltuin / speelhoek
Playgrounds with a climbing castle, an excavation site in the giant sequoia, and bumper cars. Children under 14 may only visit the park with an adult.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Forellenschänke
Bus lines T and 337 to Forellenschänke or Kreutzstraße in Sebnitz, then about a 10–20 minute walk.
Met de auto
Parkeerplaats aanwezig · 150 m naar de ingang
Own parking lot about 150 m from the entrance (signposted). More parking about 500 m uphill in the Forellenschänke recreation area, from there along a forest path to the park.
The park is located in the Forellenschänke recreation area right on the border with the Czech Republic.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café: niet aanwezig
- Restaurant: niet aanwezig
No food service in the park, but snack and coffee vending machines. Restaurants within a few minutes' walk in the Czech Republic and in the Forellenschänke recreation area.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Je bezoek plannen
| Goed om te weten | Dogs are allowed on a leash. |
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