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 Bad Windsheim
Open-air Museum I |
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Beside medieval castles, churches and monasteries there is just little information about the circumstances of farmers, day labourers and tradesmen. Most of the traces to these sections of the population are received by excavations.
The Franconian open-air museum is representing the life and work of farmers, day labourers and tradesmen at that time.
More than 80 buildings are placed in the museum area, with a size of almost 50 hectares. There are also placed medieval houses, which have survived the centuries. These houses and buildings kept their medieval character and shows the structures of rural construction techniques from 14th to early 16th century in a very impressive way.
Proves of rural life and settlements can only be found by excavation. |
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With those archaeological remains and finds it is possible to reconstruct older structures of settlement and to learn more about ancient construction techniques. Very impressive: the reconstruction of an ancient village in the so-called "Archaeological Village” ("Archaeologisches Dorf”) with life-size reproductions of houses and buildings of an ancient farmstead (about 11th century).  |
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Local history of Bad Windsheim |
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During the 6th century Franconian colonization and settlement of the Windsheim area; the name Windsheim means "To the home of the Winid” ("Zu dem Heim des Winid”).
First prove by documents in 741 (Uuinidesheim).
First prove by documents as city 1284; later on free city.
During the Thirty Years’ War King Gustav Adolf of Sweden stays two times in Windsheim (1632).
On 3rd December 1730 the city centre is destroyed by a devastating fire.
1802 to 1803: End of the free city era.
1804 to 1809: Windsheim is under Prussian, French, Austrian and again French rule.
In 1810 Windsheim finally joins the Kingdom of Bavaria. |
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