Schwarzenbach Open Air Archaeological Museum

The presentation of Celtic life in Schwarzenbach has now been made a permanent fixture. For this reason, the municipality of Schwarzenbach has entrusted the VIAS-Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science with the construction of an archaeological open-air area, where parts of the Celtic town have been reconstructed in coordination with the Federal Office for the Protection of Monuments. The open-air museum is intended to provide an insight into the everyday life of the Iron Age population in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, focusing not only on the architecture of the buildings but also on the economic foundations of the people of this time and the crafts in a Celtic town.

The open-air site on Burgberg in Schwarzenbach currently consists of nine buildings, as well as several other reconstructed objects such as gardens and fences. These allow visitors to gain an insight into various aspects of everyday Celtic life. So far, a craftsman's house has been built using the post construction technique with timber-framed walls made of oak, a granary with log walls on spruce sill beams, a potter's hut on posts and a large residential house using the post construction technique with timber-framed walls made of softwood. There is also a bakehouse, a stable building, a building with an archaeological exhibition room, which is intended to offer visitors a multimedia overview of the settlement history in addition to the original finds, as well as a building that can be used as a seminar room or for holding workshops.

The meadow area of the open-air museum can also be accessed with a suitable wheelchair, but it is not flat.

The Celtic village is known for its annual Celtic festival.

Information on guided tours can be found here.

Would you like to discover the open-air museum on your own? Then click here.

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