Museum of Zirndorf

 Hausansicht

Address
Spitalstrasse 2 - 90513 Zirndorf
0911 - 96060590

Opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday
11 am - 4 pm
 
The museum will be closed on the following holidays:
Christmas Eve (Dec. 24)
Christmas Day (Dec. 25)
New Years Eve (Dec. 31)
New Years Day (Jan. 1)
Faschingsdienstag

 

Kreisel Martin Fuchs Zirndorf

TIN  TOY  INDUSTRY  IN  ZIRNDORF

The cities of Nuremberg and Fürth are well-known for the production of toys.

But since 1840, when Konrad Frauenschläger started producing simple tin-rattles made of zinc or aluminum, tin toys were also produced in Zirndorf, a town near Fürth in Middle-Frankonia.

By 1880, a growing number of craftsmen were producing a variety of spinning tops, toy trumpets, music boxes, money banks, toy stoves, and other kitchenware for children.

Within only a few decades, Zirndorf had developed from a rural farm village to anindustrial town.

Up to 90% of the products were exported abroad.

Grossansicht in neuem Fenster: Blechspielzeug aus Zirndorf

Grossansicht in neuem Fenster: Werkstatt

The historical development of the toy industry in Zirndorf along with many products of the manufacturers are displayed in five rooms.

 

1632:  THE  BATTLE  OF  ZIRNDORF

The exhibits on the upper floor of the museum portray this historic event in Zirndorf during the Thirty Years´ War between 1618 and 1648, which involved large parts of Europe.

During the summer of 1632 a battle took place near the “Alte Veste“ - a former castle in Zirndorf.

Commander-in-chief Albrecht von Wallenstein had erected a huge camp near the “Alte Veste“ and was attacked by the troops of the Swedish King Gustavus II Adolphus.

This chapter of the Thirty Years´ War history is illustrated by contemporary reports about camp-life.

Detailed description of the course of the battle and of the fate of the soldiers and the civilian population is illustrated, as well.

    Albrecht von Wallenstein und Gustav II Adolf von Schweden

Gustavus II Adolphus
19.9.1594 - 16.11. 1632
Albrecht von Wallenstein
24.9.1583 - 25.02.1634
Der Dachsaal des Museums

The attic of the half-timbered house, which was erected around 1640, offers a spacious showroom which is mainly used for various special exhibitions throughout the year.

 

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