Freilichtmuseum Schleswig-Holstein

The Schleswig-Holstein open-air museum

The Schleswig-Holstein outdoors museum is located in Molfsee, south of Kiel, the capital of the province. - Since 1961 one can visit the former farm houses and cottages. These buildings were dismantled brick by brick at their original locations and rebuilt up in Molfsee. The buildingss have been furnished with much attention to detail, as far as possible true to the originals. Thus the visitor to this museum gains an impression of the living conditions of our ancestors.

Cottage (Kathe) from Elsdorf-Westermühlen 1650

View of the the interior of the cottage

The farm Schmielau from Lehe in Southern Dithmarschen.
This farm was erected in 1781 by Johann Boie in Lehe near Eddelak. Johann Boie died in 1784 and his widow married Eggert Schmielau in 1786; his family moved here due to shortness of water supplies in the Wilster marsch in Southern Dithmarschen. In 1793 Eggert Schmielau purchased the farm from the Boie family. Up until 1942 the Schmielau family owned this farm which used to cover 68 hectares but now has merely 18 hectares. It is considered as one of the most beautiful farms in Southern Dithmarschen.

The farm house

View of the den

Schmielau Farm -
Bedroom

Schmielau Farm -
view of the kitchen

The forge from Deutsch-Nienhof ca. 1700
The forge is built from solid red bricks which stem from the the Deutsch-Nienhof estate, situated near Lake Westensee. The master blacksmiths in the Deutsch-Nienhof forge leased their workshop and dwelling. In 1705 it was taken over by Christian Hilmers of Lauenburg; he had to pay a rent of 30 Reichstaler (*). In 1757 his successor Hans Norgard had to pay a rent of 50 Thaler (*) and in 1830 the blacksmith Jakob Evers had to pay 80 thalers (*)already.

The forge outside

The cobbler´s cottage from Alt-Duvenstedt
This structure from Alt-Duvenstedt was a cobbler´s cottage and it was still active use in 1965 . The cottage is approx. 300 years old.

The Cobbler`s Cottage

View of the den

The kitchen	The livingroom
The workshop	The workshop