Hessenpark

The Hesse Park is an outdoor museum in Neu-Anspach ( Hochtaunuskreis ) near Oberhain (municipality Wehrheim ) in the Taunus. The museum was founded in 1974 by the Hessian state government under Prime Minister Albert Osswald (SPD ) and is a popular destination for families.

His first manager and one of the main initiators was Eugen Ernst, who still participates as honorary chairman of the Sponsorship.

Prominent visitors were Gerhard Schröder (1 May 2003) and Tenzin Gyatsho ( the 14th Dalai Lama) on 22 September 2007.

• 2.1 Assembly A - Marketplace
• 2.2 Module B - Workshops
• 2.3 assembly C - Südhessen
• 2.4 Module H - Lahn- Dill- ohm
• 2.5 Assembly G - Osthessen
• 2.6 module F - Northern Hesse

Concept

The Hesse Park pursues a number of objectives:

• It serves the museum collection of buildings. In it are elsewhere worn half-timbered houses from all over Hessen, two windmills from Northern Germany (1985-1987) and other buildings have been reconstructed in order to preserve them for posterity ( " translocation "). The Hesse Park comprises more than 100 buildings (as of 2008).
• It should give an impression of typical village life in the different regions of Hesse. These regions are represented in the modules.
• In Hesse Park, the knowledge should be preserved traditional building techniques.
• The houses are to be used for specific, but Hesse- related trade shows. Thus, for example, im Taunus house to see a permanent exhibition about the Taunus.
• In Hesse Park to traditional agricultural methods used and old varieties and breeds are cultivated.
• The Hesse Park to protect the environment. This is especially the stork sanctuary to call. However, currently (as of 2010 /2011) Storks in Hesse Park no longer be found.

Conservation

The primary goal of preservation is to obtain worth protecting buildings from the original location. A monument always acts in the context of the environment in which it was built. Therefore, a displacement of architectural monuments in Germany is strictly prohibited. In exceptional cases, however, a demolition is unavoidable and permitted by a preservation order. This is according to the Hessian Denkmalschutzgesetz be the case if the obligation to obtain the object unreasonable (eg, for cost reasons) or not possible (eg in the construction of bypass roads ) is. A variety of homes that were not available at their site are broken down into their parts, now stored in Hesse Park and secured thereby. A reconstruction of houses in Hesse Park takes place train to train, thus can also make new multiple visitors annually offers the Hessen Park.

Stored the whole assembly Südhessen

In befindlicher reconstruction pigsty

History of the site

The use of the site of present-day Hesse Park can be historically divided into three phases. In the design of the land, all three uses are shown. 1000-1100 began first clearings in the steel Hainer reason. The management took place until about 1400/1450 through the nearby forest forge steel settlement grove. On the site mainly charcoal and iron smelting was operated. In the area of ​​steel racing grove 50 fireplaces and 500 kiln sites were found. Of these, only 5 were racing fireplaces and 15 kiln sites on the grounds of Hesse Park.

From the 15th to the 19th century decline of the iron smelting, the area was used for forest grazing.

From about 1829 to 1930 the Niederwald served to Lohgewinnung. From 1900, the first simple conifer plantations. After the Second World War the area was used mainly for firewood. Sub-areas were also cleared and served as grazing land.

Traditional techniques

The knowledge of the construction techniques of previous centuries has been lost partially. The Hesse Park strives to preserve the knowledge of construction techniques and experimentally to raise new lost knowledge. Even traditional craft techniques like the blue coloring, the production of charcoal, pottery, weaving or the blacksmith's trade will be continued in Hesse Park. Addition to the presentation of these techniques to visitors and the production of products (which can be purchased ) serves this part of the museum's work and research on the history of the craft techniques.

Another focus of Hesse park is the conservation breeding of old plant and animal species and the demonstration and preservation of old agricultural methods such as wood pasture.

In Hesse Park the Hessian watchmaking school is housed.

Basket Weaving

Forest grazing old pig breeds

Pechofen

Community Backhaus

Construction

The Hesse park is divided into a number of modules ( AH ) to represent the different forms of the Hessian village regions. The oldest and most developed module is the module Mittelhessen. Focus of this module, which represents a typical village means Hesse, is the village square with church, village school, smithy and farms. For events, an open-air theater is provided.

The module Northern Hesse is dominated by the aforementioned windmills and the tithe barn. This is the same function room for a variety of events. The modules Osthessen and Südhessen are currently completed only partially.

Assembly A - Marketplace

The historically oldest building phase is today's marketplace. He has a special position, because it is not defined regionally. Buildings are represented from the entire state of Hesse, here are essential " service institutions " of Hesse parks established. It is freely accessible and offers permanent exhibitions (eg the radio or the Technical Museum exhibition on Hessian Photography in the house Lips from slot ) is also a hotel and dining facilities. While the inn " Zum Adler " offers mainly hearty Hessian cuisine, the hotel Hesse park is also set fine cuisine. Both houses have beer gardens, the hotel also features meeting rooms. Among other things, located in the center of the square is a replica of the four- tube fountain that stands in Langen (Hessen).

The module market square at night

A number of shops offers on the marketplace and on the access to the market place (before creation of the paid area) in Hesse Park made ​​products and souvenirs. It is especially famous in the old technology baked in a stone oven bread that is offered in the bakery. There are also handmade brushes, woven baskets and many other products. By selling the products the goods produced in the shop demonstrations are deducted and covered part of the costs involved.

The assembly marketplace by day

Gasthof Adler

House " Rörshain " ( Hessian Watchmaking School )

Open to the public in the Marketplace area are also a number of permanent exhibitions. These include the harmful Museum, the pharmacy, the Photographic Museum, the cast iron exhibition and the exhibition about brewing beer. In the house Rörshain the Hessian watchmaking school is in the house opposite from Laubach an exhibition on tower clocks.

Permanent exhibitions and sales facilities on the marketplace

Radio Technical Museum

Brush-making

Module B - Workshops

The module B is primarily used as a builder's yard. Nevertheless, are also located in this module already some objects that are part of the museum. In addition to the 1800 built forge ( originally from seltzer ) here is primarily a barn built in 1830, with mansard roof from Runkel - Mayrhofen mentioned. This large building is used for a permanent exhibition about the Duchy of Nassau. One focus is the economic history here. Exhibits of the exhibition " monetary system in Nassau " include coins and bills from Nassau as well as a representation of the creation of the Nassau Landesbank.

In other buildings, old farm machinery are housed. A rail system for mine course is the beginning of a presentation of the history of mining in Hesse.

Houses and exhibitions of the module B

Barn with Gambrel Roof

Sideview

Module C - Südhessen

This module is currently only available from the synagogue of upper Umstadt and a coach house. 1986 a vineyard was created as part of the assembly Südhessen. On three terraces Riesling was planted in three typical Rheingau farming methods. The top terrace is planted with 144 vines in the Rheingau old pile education. The middle terrace demonstrates the low trellis with espalier-type training, which was used until the 1950s. On the lowest terrace, the present method of cultivation, the wire frame education is used with modern trellis. Every year in October, the reading takes place. The wine is made in the Geisenheim Research Institute.

View from the vineyard to the " assembly Rhein-Main"

Synagogue of upper- Umstadt

Module H - Lahn- Dill- ohm

In addition to the assembly, the assembly marketplace Lahn -Dill- Ohm was the first, which was completed in the 1970s and 1980s and is the introduction to the Hesse Park to the checkout counter. Was rebuilt a number of village with the transition to the scattered village, one for Mittelhessen typical in the mid-18th century form of settlement. The houses date from the Westerwald, the hinterland, the Dill area and the space around Giessen and Marburg. Core of the module is a small place, which is characterized by the half-timbered chapel Niederhörlen and the school and town hall Frickhofen. A special feature is also a community bakery with " arms Apartment " from Probbach on the edge of the assembly.

On the edge of this place is the chapel of Lollar, which can be used for wedding ceremonies. Behind the church there is an outdoor theater.

The Reihendorf part of the module is opened with the school Ride from Munchausen, which is used for special exhibitions.

Assembly G - Osthessen

In the assembly Osthessen only a few buildings have been rebuilt. 2010, the house next door was opened from Sieblos, the next step is the establishment of a Court of Mittelkalbach is provided.

Module F - Northern Hesse

Core of the module Northern Hesse is an ensemble of the tithe barn, a manor house with kitchen wing and stables and barn buildings in the form of a Vierseithofes. The Tithe Barn is catering and offers rooms for larger events. This tithe barn originally stood in the Trendelburg domain and was built in 1568. In the opposite barn building an exhibition of modern agriculture and agricultural history is housed. Furthermore, a butcher, a cider press house, a distillery and a cooper's workshop there are preliminary until the final space provided houses are housed. The building dates from Emstal sand and was built in several stages in 1742, 1896 and in the first third of the 19th century as part of a larger farming estate. The head end is formed from the estate Engelbach and the associated kitchen area. This building was built in the mid 18th century in place of an older building than the main house a larger courtyard with a dozen outbuildings in Niederaula - Solms.

Since 2009, a stall barn Asterode is used as an exhibition house.

Stables and barns

Front estate Engelbach

Back manor Engelbach

Estate Engelbach with kitchen area

House Ostheim with blue dyeing

In the neighborhood of this ensemble is already covered by far the windmill from 1822 Borsfleth on.

Windmill reflected in the lake

Stall barn Asterode ( exhibition hall )

Attractions

Among the facilities of the museum include several village churches and a synagogue. In addition, public buildings such as post office and a village school are available. On accessible without an entrance fee of the museum marketplace there are several shops (such as a grocery store ), several catering establishments and - in a reconstructed old town line casting - a hotel. Trades such as bakery, blacksmith and printing can be visited. It is known from the Hesse Park for its windmills ( Galerieholländer (1822 ) from Borsfleth and windmill (1869 ) from Alvesse ( Edemissen ) -Pape Horst ) and the water mill hammer mill. On many weekends and classic crafts (such as broom-making, nail forging, brush making, woodturning, rope, pipe carving, etc.) to see it in action.

Events

During the year, a variety of traditional events attract additional visitors in the Hesse Park. Early May of Plant Market, held in early December, the Christmas market. On a variety of commemoration and action days (like the day of the beer ) corresponding events will take place the subject.

Museum Education

With the support of museum educators information about the previous life, living and working conditions of the rural population can be deepened. There are various tours and projects for school classes.

Friends of

The support of the Hesse Park is the state of Hesse. On 1 July 1978, the park was outsourced as a country operation into a separate company. To promote the work of Hesse Park, the Friends of the Parks of Hesse is " Sponsoring Open Air Museum Hesse Park eV " from 1974 to 2004 more than 2.1 million euros were taken on contributions and donations for the development of Hesse Park.

Transport links

The Hesse Park is easily accessible by public transport. The Bad Homburg city bus line 5 connects him on weekends hourly with the local stations of the S- Bahn and U -Bahn. The Wehrheim and Neu-Anspach Taunus railway stations, there is also a daily bus service.