Schwandorf secures culture: Heimatstube Falkenau opens in the museum!

Schwandorf secures culture: Heimatstube Falkenau opens in the museum!

in Schwandorf is about the preservation of history and culture. On June 28, 2025, the Falkenauer Heimatstube was officially taken over to the city museum. This is an important step to ensure the cultural memory of the region. The collection, which includes numerous archives, photographs, books, textiles and exhibits, comes from the former Falkenau, which is now known in the Czech Republic as Sokolov, as well as from the surrounding area of ​​the Bohemian bathing triangle. This takeover closes a gap that arose after the dissolution of the sponsoring association in 2024, and for many means that memories can be kept awake.

Schwandorf has sponsored Falkenau since 1959 and has maintained an official city partnership with Sokolov since 2000. This close connection is also shown in the new facility, which was supplemented by the permanent exhibition of the city museum, which was redesigned in 2022. Special topics such as flight, displacement and migration, which are important for many people, are deepened by the exhibits and offer an important insight into the history.

opening times and offers

The Falkenauer Heimatstube is open every first Thursday of the month from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. Interested visitors can contact the Schwandorf City Museum for visits. In addition, a digital tour gives a virtual insight into the diverse collection. This not only ensures the continued existence of the collection, but also a broader public for the memory of Falkenau, which benefits both educational and cultural-interested

The city museum and the region

The Stadtmuseum Schwandorf also offers a wide range of stories about the region. The exhibitions range from stone tools and ceramics from primal and early history to religious topics to the city's crafts and industrial history. Media stations ensure that the story is told in an unexpected way. The multimedia presentation of the natural areas of the Upper Palatinate in the natural information center also enriches the offer. The integration of Falkenau Heritage Center is a valuable expansion for everyone who is interested in the cultural landscape of the former Falkenau region, and it is a real enrichment for the city.

If you want to learn more about the history and the cultural treasures of Schwandorf, you now have the opportunity to get to know the Heimatstube not only on site, but also digitally. Further information can be found on the website of the Stadtmuseum: [Oberpfalzecho.de] (https://www.oberpfalzecho.de/biebtrag/schwandorf-wahrert-geschichte-in-neuem-museums concept), museen-in-bayern.de.