Haus der Geschichte Dinkelsbuhl — Attraction in Dinkelsbühl

The history of this city is not only its white pages. The history of this city is fraught with great secrets and very dark pages. Already in the enlightened time, when the Bible was translated into German, during the 17th century, dark things were going on in the city. Witches were caught, interrogated and executed in the city. Yes, the same witches, that come out on a full moon and fly on a broomstick. For the first time in the city in 1613, two sisters were executed, caught in the city of Ellwangen, not far away from Dinkelsbühl, but who escaped from there and were already caught again in Dinkelsbühl and executed here. And in the middle of the 17th century, nine more witches were executed or burned here. Not only women, but also men were accused of witchcraft. Sebastian Gray was beheaded in 1658. If you love dark stories, then this is the place for you. Here, in the museum, especially in the basement, one can still feel the feeling of hopelessness experienced by women, chained here to the wall and waiting for their fate to be burned at the stake. In the Wörnitztor tower, 100m away from the museum, directly above the gate on the first floor, investigative actions were carried out. And women and men accused of witchcraft were kept just in the museum in the basement. What torments they did survive, can best be seen in the criminal museum of the Middle Ages in the city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. If you are a fan of witches and dark stories, then you should definitely visit this museum. And the best thing is when there is no one in the cellar and when the weather in Dinkelsbühl is not very good...when the sky is covered...

This pretty little town could be so much better if they would not let cars spoil every single street. It’s not just the parked cars on the “sidewalks” that leave no space to walk and force you on the main cobblestoned streets, but then there is the constant drone of cars advancing from all sides that makes it very unpleasant. It won’t be a museum and will still be a lively town if the community would clear a few of these streets and just allow pedestrians and cyclists. The irony is that this currently is a medieval town stuck in the 20th century with is bad 20th...

Wir waren vor kurzem für ein Wochenende in Dinkelsbühl. Unter anderem haben wir auch das Haus der Geschichte besucht. Es war wirklich ein Highlight! Die Ausstellung ist ganz professionell und mit Liebe zum Detail gestaltet worden. Einziges Manko war, dass wir erst im 1. Raum festgestellt haben, dass es eine extra Kinderführung beziehungsweise ein Quiz für Kinder gibt. Das wurde uns an der Kasse leider nicht proaktiv angeboten, obwohl die Kassiererin mitbekommen hat, dass wir zwei Jungs dabei haben. Und anstatt uns dann kurz dazwischen zu schieben, hat sie uns eine ganze Weile warten lassen. Das war nicht toll… Aber vielleicht liest das ja jemand vom Haus der Geschichte und kann beim Verkauf der Karten proaktiv anbieten, dass es ein Kinderquiz gibt. Denn das Kinderquiz an sich ist auch sehr toll gestaltet. Also alles in allem wirklich ein toller Ausflug. Man sollte, wenn man es wirklich intensiv anschauen will,...