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Bergbau- und Stadtmuseum Weilburg an der Lahn
Bergbau- und Stadtmuseum Weilburg an der Lahn
address
Schloßpl. 1
35781 Weilburg
35781 Weilburg
Phone
+49 (0) 6471 379447
eMail
museum@weilburg.de
Web
Opening hours
Monday
November to March: 10 am – 5 pm
Tuesday
10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday
10 am – 5 pm
Thursday
10 am – 5 pm
Friday
10 am – 5 pm
Saturday
April to October: 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday
April to October: 10 am – 5 pm
Holidays
April to October: 10 am – 5 pm
Carnival Monday and Good Friday: closed
Carnival Monday and Good Friday: closed
Winter break from mid-December to end of January
Entrance fees
Museum + "Tiefer Stollen" (without guide)Adults 3.50 €, children over 6, disabled people, students 2.50 €, Only KLEINES KABINETT 1 €
Sector
History; Technology
Category
Museums
Sponsor
Stadt Weilburg
Founded
1911
Focus of collection
Municipal history; Mining
Location
Kreis Limburg-Weilburg
Information
Weilburg was an important center of iron ore mining. After the mines had been closed, the museum, which had already existed since 1911, was expanded to include the first mining museum in Hesse. Machines, original equipment and pictures document mining in the region: iron ore, shale, phosphorite and marble mining and clay extraction. From the first mention in 906 until today, the arc of Weilburg history spans a chronological tour with exhibits, pictures and explanatory texts. Visitors meet Konrad, the first German king, with the Weilburg will of 918 as well as the Grand Duchy of Nassau or the first president of the Frankfurt National Assembly Heinrich von Gagern.