Landschaftsmuseum Westerwald, Open-air museum in Hachenburg, Germany
Landschaftsmuseum Westerwald is an open-air museum in Hachenburg with eight traditional buildings spread across landscaped grounds. The structures from different centuries illustrate rural life and housing in the Westerwald region during the 18th to 20th centuries.
The museum was established to preserve endangered regional buildings, including a house from 1723, a barn from 1680, and an oil mill from 1750. These structures were relocated to the current site and represent different architectural styles from various periods of the Westerwald region.
The site displays regional crafts through workshops where carpenters, potters, and blacksmiths worked, showing how people earned their living in earlier times. A preserved classroom offers insight into how rural children learned and studied.
The site sits at the edge of Hachenburg and opens Tuesday through Sunday, with group visitors able to arrange guided tours. The grounds follow the natural terrain, so comfortable shoes and extra time for exploring are recommended.
The site preserves a collection of 51 silver coins from 1167-1191 minted during Archbishop Philip of Heinsberg's time, displaying detailed religious symbols. These rare coins reveal how medieval religious authority was exercised through currency.
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