Kirchheim unter Teck Attractions
Kirchheim unter Teck, in the foreland of the central Swabian Alb, is an important industrial town (metalworking, furniture manufacture, electrical products).
Hauff Museum of the Prehistoric World
The Hauff Museum in Holzmaden, near Jirchheim, has a rich collection, including particularly fossils, some 150 million years old, from the Jurassic Sea, saurians and a large slab containing water-lilies of the Lower Jurassic. There are also fossils from the Dogger and Malm formations of the Upper Jurassic.
Holzmaden - Urwelt-Museum Hauff
Aichelbergerstrasse 90
D-73271 Holzmaden
Germany
Aichelbergerstrasse 90
D-73271 Holzmaden
Germany
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
Holzmaden
5km/3mi east of Kirchheim is Holzmaden, famed for the numerous Jurassic fossils found in the area.
Kirchheim - Kornhaus Museum
The Kirchheim Kornhaus (c. 1550), in front of the church in Max-Eyth-Strasse, now houses the Municipal Museum (geology, prehistory and the early historical period, folk art and traditions) and a picture gallery.
Hours
April 1 to November 14
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 15:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 12:00 | 12:00 | 20:00 | 12:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
November 15 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | ||
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | ||
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Kirchheim - Palace
In the southwest of Kirchheim's old town is the 16th C. Schloss (guided tour of state apartments).
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Kirchheim - St Martin's Church
Behind the Town Hall in Kirchheim is the Martinskirche (St Martin's Church), the origins of which are believed to date back to the seventh century. It was given its present form in the 14th and 15th centuries. It has the remains of frescoes (1463) and a Renaissance monument.
Kirchheim - Town Hall
The main street of Kirchheim's picturesque old town is Marktstrasse (pedestrian zone), at the north end of which stands the Town Hall (Rathaus), a magnificent half-timbered building of 1724.
