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© Picture Archive Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Fladungen (Franconian Open Air Museum Fladungen), Photo: Daniel Fergerson

Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Fladungen (Franconian Open Air Museum Fladungen)

  • Museum café.
  • Shop.
Accessibility
not accessible
Opening Times
Currently closed
Address
Bahnhofstraße 19
97650 Fladungen
Contact

The Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Fladungen (Franconian Open Air Museum Fladungen) is located on the outskirts of Bavaria's northernmost town. The 12-hectare museum grounds currently contain around 20 reconstructed farmsteads and village community buildings. The farms, the two mills, the brewery and the so-called "Kalthaus" (cold house) as well as the Dorfschule (village school), church, shepherd's hut and Büttnerei (ironworks) document 350 years of village life in Lower Franconia. They are embedded in a varied cultural landscape with gardens, fields and orchards. Old breeds of domestic animals such as the Rhön sheep and the Yellow Franconian cattle bring life to the museum village. Another special feature are trips with the "Rhön-Zügle", an old steam locomotive that runs between Mellrichstadt and Fladungen on several Sundays during the museum season.

Last edited on 23.07.2024

Additional information

  • Opening Times

    Currently closed

    In the timeframe of 01. April until 30. April:

    • Tuesdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Wednesdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Thursdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Fridays: 09:00-18:00
    • Saturdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Sundays: 09:00-18:00

    In the timeframe of 01. May until 30. September:

    • Mondays: 09:00-18:00
    • Tuesdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Wednesdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Thursdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Fridays: 09:00-18:00
    • Saturdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Sundays: 09:00-18:00

    In the timeframe of 01. October until 05. November:

    • Tuesdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Wednesdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Thursdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Fridays: 09:00-18:00
    • Saturdays: 09:00-18:00
    • Sundays: 09:00-18:00

    Holidays:

    • 20.04.2025
      Easter Sunday: 09:00-18:00
    • 21.04.2025
      Easter Monday: 09:18-18:00
    • 01.05.2025
      Labour Day: 09:00-18:00
    • 29.05.2025
      Ascension Day: 09:00-18:00
    • 09.06.2025
      Pentecost Monday: 09:00-18:00
    • 08.08.2025
      Augsburg Peace Festival: 09:00-18:00
    • 19.06.2025
      Corpus Christi: 09:00-18:00
    • 19.06.2025
      Corpus Christi: 09:00-18:00
    • 15.08.2025
      Assumption Day: 09:00-18:00
    • 03.10.2025
      Day of German Unity: 09:00-18:00
    • 03.10.2025
      Day of German Unity: 09:00-18:00

    Closed on all other holidays

  • Inclusion

    Accessibility

    • Barrier-Free Access
    • WC for Disabled Persons
    • Parking Space for the Disabled
    • Sitting Accommodations
    • Service Dogs Welcome

    Reisen für alle

    "Reisen für alle" certification 2022

    Find out more about "Reisen für alle" (external link, opens in a new window)

    Inclusive offers

    Offers for Visually Impaired and Blind Visitors:
    • Multisensory Offerings (e.g., Tactile, Auditory and Olfactory Stations)
    • Accessible Graphics, Typography and Design
    • Audio Descriptions
    • Offers in Braille/ Raised Type
    • Tactile Maps/ Guidance Notes
    • Tactile Floor Guidance System
    • Educational Programme for Visitors with Visual Impairments
    Offers for Hearing Impaired and Deaf Visitors:
    • Offers in German Sign Language
    • Educational Programme for Hearing Impaired and Deaf Visitors
    Offers for Visitors with Learning Difficulties and Cognitive Impairments:
    • Offers in Simple Language (e.g., Audio Guide, Exhibition Guide)
    • Multisensory Experiences
    • Use of Pictograms
    • Rest Areas
    • Educational Programme for Visitors with Learning Difficulties and Cognitive Impairments
    • Educational Programme for Visitors with Dementia

  • Offers

    Educational Programmes

    • Guided Tours
    • Offers for School Groups
    • Offers for (Adult) Groups
    • Offers for Families
    • Offers for Children (e.g. Children's Birthday Parties, Vacation Programmes)

    Further offers

    • Museumscafé
    • Museumsshop

  • Digital Offers

  • Contact

    Address

    Bahnhofstraße 19
    97650 Fladungen

    Telephone contact

    • General enquiries: 09778/91230

    E-Mail

    info​(at)​Freilandmuseum-Fladungen.de (opens your email program)

    Website

    http://www.freilandmuseum-fladungen.de (external link, opens in a new window)

  • Directions

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    Tourism Region

    Franconia

Image gallery

Three historical buildings behind a lime tree (opens enlarged image)
© Picture Archive Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Fladungen (Franconian Open Air Museum Fladungen). Photo: Gerhard Nixdorf
Half-timbered mill next to a stream, plus meadow and trees (opens enlarged image)
© Picture Archive Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Fladungen (Franconian Open Air Museum Fladungen). Photo: Gerhard Nixdorf
Five children at a hand lathe (opens enlarged image)
© Picture Archive Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Fladungen (Franconian Open Air Museum Fladungen). Photo: Gerhard Nixdorf
Girl jumping rope, in the background a woman and a man pass by, behind them a historical building in half-timbered style (opens enlarged image)
© Picture Archive Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Fladungen (Franconian Open Air Museum Fladungen)
Farm garden with different types of vegetables, behind it historical buildings (opens enlarged image)
© Picture Archive Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Fladungen (Franconian Open Air Museum Fladungen). Photo: Gerhard Nixdorf
Demonstration of a rake with audience (opens enlarged image)
© Picture Archive Fränkisches Freilandmuseum Fladungen (Franconian Open Air Museum Fladungen). Photo: Gerhard Nixdorf
Woman in historical dress (blue apron, skirt, headscarf) preparing food (opens enlarged image)
© experience bavaria - BayTM. Photo: Florian Trykowski
Steam locomotive with three attached wagons on the road in a green landscape (opens enlarged image)
© Rhön GmbH. Photo: Florian Trykowski

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