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Mining and local history museum - Knappenhaus Unterlaussa

Unterlaussa, Oberösterreich, Österreich
  • pets allowed
  • All weather
  • Suitable for groups

In the faithfully reconstructed "Knappenhaus vom Blahberg" in the Reichraminger Hintergebirge, you will experience a journey through time through the mining history of the region in the middle of the village of Unterlaussa. Iron, coal, gagat and bauxite were the raw materials that were mined in the region.

With the guest card "In total more" you get a 20% discount on one entry and with the Pyhrn-Priel Card free entry.



On the occasion of the 1998 Upper Austrian provincial exhibition "Land of Hammers - Home of the Eisenwurzen", a faithful replica of the "Blahberg miners' house" was built in the village of Unterlaussa and made accessible to the public as a museum. For more than 20 years, this museum has been teaching people about mining in the Eisenwurzen region. You will also find objects from mining areas in Europe that are up to 4000 years old.

The main theme of the exhibition is, of course, the mining of the raw materials found in the Eisenwurzen, such as gagat (a type of coal that was already used in the Stone Age to make jewellery), hard coal, ironstone and bauxite (the only mining area in Austria), which is used as a raw material for aluminium production. Experience authentic stories of former miners and inhabitants of the mining settlement Weißwasser in a video and see original tools, the so-called Gezähe, of the miners.

Through a replica of a section of a mine tunnel, the path leads back "into the open air", where you can learn about the longest material ropeways in Central Europe at the time. In addition, the topic of aluminium, from production to the end product, is dealt with here.

On the upper floor:
Exhibition: "Finds Tell".
In the Kalkalpen National Park, historical objects such as slaughtering nails, brackets for climbing stairs and other ironware can be found time and again during hikes and mountain tours. But you can also find natural things like bone remains or red deer dropping poles. There is a story behind every find. Dr. Erich Mayrhofer, the former long-time director of the Kalkalpen National Park, had an eye for special finds from cultural and natural history. Together with exhibition designer Franz Pötscher, large parts of his collection are presented in the Knappenhaus Unterlaussa.
The content of the exhibition tells on the one hand the long history of use in the first part of the region (timber, alpine farming, mining) and on the other hand its development since the founding of the National Park in the third part. In between, the protests against the planned use of the area by modern large-scale projects are placed as a turning point in history in Part 2.

5 May until 26 October 2023: Sunday and public holiday from 1.00 - 5.00 pm
and by prior appointment by telephone

From the middle of June:
Augmented reality in the Reichraminger Hintergebirge. A mobile phone app brings the former settlement of Weißwasser back to life. For more information, please visit our homepage or our Facebook page.

Closing day
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
Accessibility / arrival

Public transport:
The Ennstalbahn runs between Linz and Weißenbach-St. Gallen. Details at www.ooevv.at
Stations are located in Ternberg, Trattenbach, Losenstein, Reichraming, Großraming, Küpfern, Kastenreith, Kleinreifling and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.
                                            
Arrival by car:
From Salzburg/Linz: A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley.
From Vienna: A1 motorway exit Haag > B42 > B122 > B115 into the Enns Valley
From Passau: A8 Passau > Wels > A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley
From Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn > motorway exit Klaus > Grünburg > into the Ennstal valley

or
Windischgarsten - Hengstpaß - Unterlaussa

Travelling by public transport
Route planner for independent travellers
Service
  • Shop
  • Guided tour
General price information

Adults € 5,00
Reduced € 4,00
Children € 3,00
Guided tour € 6,00

Payment methods
Other payment methods
Cash payment
Discounts (Memberships)
  • Pyhrn-Priel-Card
    Free entry, as often as you like
  • Phyrn-Priel seasonal pass
    Free entry, as often as you like
Other discounts

With the guest card "In total more" you receive a 20% discount on one entry.

  • All weather
  • Suitable for groups
  • Suitable for schools
  • Pets allowed
  • Suitable for teenagers
  • Suitable for seniors
  • Suitable for friends
  • Suitable for couples
  • Suitable for children
Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn

Please get in touch for more information.

Access
  • ground level accessible
other information
  • Entrance to the building

Contact


Mining and local history museum - Knappenhaus Unterlaussa
Unterlaussa/Hengstpass 13
8934 Unterlaussa

Phone +43 660 7622286
mobile +43 664 4811637
E-Mail knappenhaus.unterlaussa@gmail.com
Web www.knappenhaus-unterlaussa.com
Web www.facebook.com/groups/24075093940…
http://www.knappenhaus-unterlaussa.com
http://www.facebook.com/groups/240750939409341/

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Contact person
Mr Knappenhaus Unterlaussa Markus Berger
Unterlaussa/Hengstpass 13
8934 Unterlaussa

Legal contact information

Bergbau und Heimatmuseum-Knappenhaus Unterlaussa
Markus Berger
Unterlaussa/Hengstpass 13
AT-8934 Unterlaussa
knappenhaus.unterlaussa@gmail.com
http://www.knappenhaus-unterlaussa.com

We speak the following languages

German

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