Ziegelei Erbs
Technical monument in Pegau: a fully preserved brickworks from 1911 with a Hoffmann ring kiln, press house, drying sheds and narrow-gauge field railway.
Over het museum
In 1907, Julius Erbs of Pegau applied for a permit for a brickworks on Audigaster Straße; construction began in 1909, and the first bricks were fired in 1911. Floodplain clay from the surrounding area served as raw material. During the season from spring into winter, ten to twelve workers produced about 2.5 million bricks a year. Production ended in the mid-1970s after the son-in-law and operator Walter Zobel fell ill.
The disused works was declared a protected monument as early as 1980, and initial stabilization work began in the mid-1980s. After German reunification, the town of Pegau acquired the site and had it extensively restored in 1992/93 with heritage conservation funds. The brickworks was first opened to the public on Heritage Day (Tag des offenen Denkmals) in 1994.
On the roughly 3,680-square-meter site, the stages of brickmaking are preserved in almost their original condition – from clay extraction with a bucket-chain excavator, mine locomotive and tipper wagons to the press house, drying sheds and the Hoffmann ring kiln. The monument is looked after by the Museum der Stadt Pegau and the Verein für Heimatkunde (local history society); during guided tours, hand-molding of bricks is also demonstrated. Storks have regularly nested on the chimney since 1988.
Hoogtepunten
- Hoffmann ring kiln with chimney
- Press house with extrusion press and drying sheds in original condition
- Field railway with bucket-chain excavator, mine locomotive and tipper wagons
- Demonstration of hand-molded brickmaking during guided tours
- Stork's nest on the chimney (since 1988)
Vaste collectie
- Technisches Denkmal Ziegelei Erbs – The complete production chain of an early 20th-century brickworks – from the clay pit with its field railway to the press, drying sheds and ring kiln – in largely original condition.
- Opgericht
- 1994
- Beheerder
- Stadt Pegau (Museum der Stadt Pegau) mit dem Verein für Heimatkunde zu Pegau e. V.
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 3 |
|---|---|
| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 13 jaar · Children under 14 free. |
Toegankelijkheid
- Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
- 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
According to the portal "Sachsens Museen entdecken," partly wheelchair-accessible.
Kinderen & gezin
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Pegau station, then bus 271 (according to Leipzig Region); the brickworks is on Audigaster Straße near the junction of the B 2 and B 176.
Service & horeca
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Evenementen & zaalverhuur
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Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Group tours by arrangement by phone; field trips and project days for school classes ("grünes Klassenzimmer" – green classroom). |
