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Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald, GermanyHistorical Building in the Open-Air Museum Town Bavarian Forest in TittlingHistorical farmhouses, mills, chapels, folk art, and implements can be seen in the open-air Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald (Museum Town Bavarian Forest) in Tittling, Germany.
The Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald (Museum Town Bavarian Forest), Herrenstraße 11, 94104 Tittling, tel 08504-8482, is one of the most interesting sites in the Bavarian Forest. The museum reconstructed around 150 buildings, including farmhouses, chapels, and mills originally built in the forest area between 1580 and 1890. The Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald furthermore has over 60,000 samples of rural folk art as well as a similar number of furniture and implements. These are exhibited in various displays in some of the larger buildings. The Gasthaus Mühlhiasl serves Bavarian cuisine at reasonable prices. An historical ten-pin bowling track (Dorfkegelbehn) from the late 19th century may be used for free while a playground provide entertainment for children. Picnicking is allowed at many spots in the museum grounds.
The Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald is best visited by private transportation. It is located in the small town Tittling, around 20 km (12 miles) to the north of Passau. (Follow the B85 towards Regen and Zwiesel.) The Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald was founded in 1974 by Georg Höltl after he bought and restored the mill. Hölt was also the founder of Rotel Tours, which manages amongst others in Passau the Hotel Wilder Mann and the interesting Rotel Inn on the banks of the Danube. Next:
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