Museum of Zirndorf
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Address
Spitalstrasse 2 - 90513 Zirndorf
0911 - 96060590
e-mail museum@zirndorf.de
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
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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. |
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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. |
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The historical development of the toy industry in Zirndorf along with many products of the manufacturers are displayed in five rooms. |
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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. |
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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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