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Kirchenburgenmuseum (Fortified Church Museum)

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Opening Times
Closed today
Address
In der Kirchenburg
97645 Ostheim
Contact

At 75 x 75 m, Germany's largest preserved fortified church, with its five towers, six bastions and double ring, is more fortified than many a hilltop castle and is a jewel of late medieval fortification technology. Today, the Kirchenburgenmuseum (Fortified Church Museum) is located in one of the gaden (secure storage rooms) and provides information on Ostheim's fortified church on three levels, as well as on the fortified churches of southern Thuringia and Lower Franconia in general.

Last edited on 23.08.2024

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  • Opening Times

    Closed today

    In the timeframe of 01. April until 31. October:

    • Saturdays: 14:00-17:00
    • Sundays: 14:00-17:00

    In the timeframe of 01. December until 31. December:

    • Saturdays: 14:00-17:00
    • Sundays: 14:00-17:00

    Holidays:

    • 18.04.2025
      Good Friday: 14:00-17:00
    • 20.04.2025
      Easter Sunday: 14:00-17:00
    • 21.04.2025
      Easter Monday: 14:00-17:00
    • 01.05.2025
      Labour Day: 14:00-17:00
    • 29.05.2025
      Ascension Day: 14:00-17:00
    • 09.06.2025
      Pentecost Monday: 14:00-17:00
    • 19.06.2025
      Corpus Christi: 14:00-17:00
    • 03.10.2025
      Day of German Unity: 14:00-17:00
    • 25.12.2025
      Christmas Day: 14:00-17:00
    • 26.12.2025
      Boxing Day: 14:00-17:00

    Closed on all other holidays

  • Inclusion

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  • Offers

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  • Digital Offers

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  • Contact

    Address

    In der Kirchenburg
    97645 Ostheim

    Telephone contact

    • General enquiries: 09777/471

    E-Mail

    tourismus​(at)​ostheim.de (opens your email program)

    Website

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

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    Tourism Region

    Franconia

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