Our History - our Museums

The monumental Witch Tower at the Salhofplatz documents Lahnstein's rich history with coats of arms, seals and documents. The exhibits range from pre- and early history over Bronze and Iron Age to the Roman traces and the life of the people in the Middle Ages.

The Town Wall Lodge in the Hintermauergasse was built around 1700. The rooms extend into the arched alcoves of the town wall. Today, it is furnished as a dwelling house in the early 20th century and illustrates the civic life.

Inside the building that is located in the Hochstraße, remains of the medieval paintings and the baroque stucco ceiling have been preserved. Today it accomodates the town archive whose holdings may be used by appointment. There are also temporary special exhibitions to the town's history.

Relive hard work days in mining: The small but fine mining museum offers you an insight into mining work and the life of the people who once drove into the mountain to dig for ores. You find a model of the village's look around 1900, photographies, mine plots and minerals.

address:

Bergbaumuseum Friedrichssegen, Ahlerhof, D-56112 Lahnstein (the house is one of the first as you enter district Friedrichssegen)

The cultural history of Lahnstein's carnival and its customs are central to this small museum. In the historical Toll Castle Martinsburg, prince costumes, fool's caps, uniforms, more than 850 medals and many curiosities tell impressing and mostly merry tales of the ado on these cheerful days.

address:

CCO-Fastnachtsmuseum, Schloss Martinsburg, Schlossstraße, D-56112 Lahnstein

The hydropower plant is one of the oldest in Germany and was built in the year 1906. The renovations and extensions carried out in the years 1915 and 1937 increased the plant’s efficiency by 30%. The three-phase generators from 1906 and the turbines from 1937 are still in operation today.

address:

Wasserkraftwerk Friedrichssegen, Ahlerhof 13-15, D-56112 Lahnstein