Littfeld local history room

Museum

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In the old chapel school, now the "Bürgertreff Kapellenschule", which today houses the local history room, an uncle of Jung-Stilling, the mining master Johann Heinrich Jung, taught around 1730. One section of the local history room contains relics from the mining era such as: Tools, a miner's uniform and a replica of the pit cross from the Viktoria pit, as well as a collection of minerals from the local mines. A collection of photos and documents bears witness to the history of the Littfeld mines. Another section is dedicated to local agriculture and the various village trades with various tools and implements used by carpenters, wheelwrights, shoemakers and blacksmiths.

Address

Littfeld local history room

Hagener Straße 428

57223 Kreuztal

Telefon: +49 2732 80976 (Bruno Steuber)

info@littfeld.de

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Littfeld, the village at the foot of Altenberg and Kindelsberg, was first mentioned in a document in 1344. In 1461, 21 taxpayers were counted in the village. It was probably the intensive mining activities that caused the number of inhabitants to rise to 300 in 1700 - Littfeld was the second largest village in the Siegerland region at this time. The Littfeld mines Victoria, Silberart and Heinrichsegen belonged to the Müsen mining district and had their heyday from the 16th to 18th century.


Permanent exhibition


A narrow staircase leads to the attic and the bell tower of the chapel school, where you can see the bell cast in 1687 and the clockwork (1927) of the bell clock.


Important personalities


A small library has been compiled from books and writings by Jung-Stilling (1740-1817) and Adolf Wurmbach (1891-1968). Adolf Wurmbach made a name for himself as the author of local poems and plays. In the 20th century, however, he was also regarded as an unconventional thinker and religious pacifist. Jung-Stilling's uncle, Johann Heinrich Jung (1711-1786), came to Littfeld as a young teacher and lived there until the end of his life. As head miner, he developed and built the mining and pumping equipment for the Müsener Stahlberg.

Business hours

Öffnungszeiten nach Vereinbarung. Eintritt frei.

Prices

Eintritt frei.