The city museum Sulzbach-Rosenberg
What does the baker do in a cage? Why can't you play on a neck violin? What is an Erzhunt or a black and white chew? You can find out all about strange, precious or everyday things from the history of Sulzbach-Rosenberg when you visit the city museum - and much more!
Iron ore mining and a distinctive cultural history going back over 1,200 years - these two factors have shaped the development of the city of Sulzbach-Rosenberg and the surrounding region to this day. The city museum illustrates both elements in its attractively winding rooms in two late medieval building complexes in the "Neustadt", the layout of which dates back to Emperor Charles IV (reg. 1346-78), on an area of approx. 950 m². Key points are the historical development of the Principality and City of Sulzbach, the Sulzbach Simultaneum as an example of religious tolerance and political foresight, as well as the history of mining and metallurgy, in particular the Maxhütte steelworks.
Museum tour
Entrance hall with building history of the house and original smithy
The oldest parts of Neustadt 14 go back to the middle of the 14th century. The mural paintings in the passage date from around 1600.
Printing plants in Sulzbach
From the middle of the 17th century, letterpress printing became particularly important in Sulzbach. Four printing plants existed side by side (Lutheran, Reformed, Catholic, Jewish). In 1797, Johann Esaias von Seidel bought the non-Jewish printing works.
Ceramics with a focus on the Fischer family
The rediscovery of the production of terra sigillata is thanks to the Sulzbacher potter Karl Georg Fischer. Representation of the different types of ceramics.
City history I and II
Overview of the history of Sulzbach-Rosenberg since approx. 1000, followed by the history of rule, the self-government of the city, the jurisdiction, economy and trade based on various professions .. Development of the two present-day districts Sulzbach and Rosenberg, which were united in 1934. Then the story of the displaced.
The Sulzbach Castle
Early settlement history of the castle and town of Sulzbach.
Architectural history of the Sulzbacher Schloss. The oldest archaeological find dates from the 9th century. Representation of the history of rule in the Middle Ages, in the time of the Principality of Palatinate-Sulzbach (from 1656) until the government was dissolved under Karl Theodor in 1791. 1807 Purchase and redesign of the castle by the printer and publisher J.E. by Seidel. 1861 repurchased by the Bavarian state.
Religious life
In 1652/53 the then Palatinate Count Christian August introduced the equal rights of Protestants and Catholics, the so-called Simultaneum. Its dissolution in Sulzbach-Rosenberg in 1958. Representation of religious life and Jewish history. Rococo altar with acanthus tendrils by Johann Michael Doser from the beginning of the 18th century.
The Lion Pharmacy
The department's highlight is the former lion pharmacy from Rosenberg, whose fate was closely linked to that of the Maxhütte: the furniture and vessels from 1931, a herbarium, pharmacy and laboratory inventory are shown.
Mining I and II with mine tunnels and mineral room
The Upper Palatinate is often referred to as the "Ruhr area of the Middle Ages". At that time, ore mining in the Sulzbach area had its first greatest bloom.
Under the Maxhütte, ore mining in the Sulzbach area experienced its second major boom. In 1977 the last mine shaft in the city area was closed, in 1987 the last ore mine of the Maxhütte near Auerbach.
Maxhütte
History of the Eisenwerk-Gesellschaft Maximilianshütte (Maxhütte for short), founded in 1853, Rosenberg plant from 1863, bankruptcies in 1987 and 1992, closed in 2002.
What does the baker do in a cage? Why can't you play on a neck violin? What is an Erzhunt or a black and white chew? You can find out all about strange, precious or everyday things from the history of Sulzbach-Rosenberg when you visit the city museum - and much more!
Iron ore mining and a distinctive cultural history going back over 1,200 years - these two factors have shaped the development of the city of Sulzbach-Rosenberg and the surrounding region to this day. The city museum illustrates both elements in its attractively winding rooms in two late medieval building complexes in the "Neustadt", the layout of which dates back to Emperor Charles IV (reg. 1346-78), on an area of approx. 950 m². Key points are the historical development of the Principality and City of Sulzbach, the Sulzbach Simultaneum as an example of religious tolerance and political foresight, as well as the history of mining and metallurgy, in particular the Maxhütte steelworks.
Museum tour
Entrance hall with building history of the house and original smithy
The oldest parts of Neustadt 14 go back to the middle of the 14th century. The mural paintings in the passage date from around 1600.
Printing plants in Sulzbach
From the middle of the 17th century, letterpress printing became particularly important in Sulzbach. Four printing plants existed side by side (Lutheran, Reformed, Catholic, Jewish). In 1797, Johann Esaias von Seidel bought the non-Jewish printing works.
Ceramics with a focus on the Fischer family
The rediscovery of the production of terra sigillata is thanks to the Sulzbacher potter Karl Georg Fischer. Representation of the different types of ceramics.
City history I and II
Overview of the history of Sulzbach-Rosenberg since approx. 1000, followed by the history of rule, the self-government of the city, the jurisdiction, economy and trade based on various professions .. Development of the two present-day districts Sulzbach and Rosenberg, which were united in 1934. Then the story of the displaced.
The Sulzbach Castle
Early settlement history of the castle and town of Sulzbach.
Architectural history of the Sulzbacher Schloss. The oldest archaeological find dates from the 9th century. Representation of the history of rule in the Middle Ages, in the time of the Principality of Palatinate-Sulzbach (from 1656) until the government was dissolved under Karl Theodor in 1791. 1807 Purchase and redesign of the castle by the printer and publisher J.E. by Seidel. 1861 repurchased by the Bavarian state.
Religious life
In 1652/53 the then Palatinate Count Christian August introduced the equal rights of Protestants and Catholics, the so-called Simultaneum. Its dissolution in Sulzbach-Rosenberg in 1958. Representation of religious life and Jewish history. Rococo altar with acanthus tendrils by Johann Michael Doser from the beginning of the 18th century.
The Lion Pharmacy
The department's highlight is the former lion pharmacy from Rosenberg, whose fate was closely linked to that of the Maxhütte: the furniture and vessels from 1931, a herbarium, pharmacy and laboratory inventory are shown.
Mining I and II with mine tunnels and mineral room
The Upper Palatinate is often referred to as the "Ruhr area of the Middle Ages". At that time, ore mining in the Sulzbach area had its first greatest bloom.
Under the Maxhütte, ore mining in the Sulzbach area experienced its second major boom. In 1977 the last mine shaft in the city area was closed, in 1987 the last ore mine of the Maxhütte near Auerbach.
Maxhütte
History of the Eisenwerk-Gesellschaft Maximilianshütte (Maxhütte for short), founded in 1853, Rosenberg plant from 1863, bankruptcies in 1987 and 1992, closed in 2002.
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