New exhibition reveals secrets of Chiemgau in the Thirty Years' War!

New exhibition reveals secrets of Chiemgau in the Thirty Years' War!

The new permanent exhibition in the Eight Hall in Teisendorf offers visitors a fascinating insight into the rural life of a wealthy farm in the Chiemgau from the first half of the 17th century. This exhibition shows 34 iron finds that date from the time of the Thirty Years' War and were discovered in the municipality of Schlasching. The Munich Archaeological Collection provides the objects as a permanent loan, such as rosenheim24.de reported.

The finds come from two depot finds, which were discovered in natural caves in 1994 on the Embichl near Raiten. The objects show how valuable iron was in the early modern period and that the objects were carefully selected and hidden by their owner in order to protect them from possible looting during the conflict. This illustrates the challenges that people were exposed to during the troubled Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648), who not only brought religious but also territorial conflicts, such as Wikipedia explained.

Details about the exhibition

The valuable iron pieces are presented in an air -conditioned showcase to prevent rusten. The exhibits include chains, hooks, nails, belt buckles, a hammer, an anvil, stirrup, a carpentry saxony and a wet stone. These objects not only give an insight into the craftsmanship of that time, but also into everyday life. According to Christine König's work, which was written at the University of Bamberg, about 80 percent of the objects found come from the first half of the 17th century.

The finds are of particular importance because they offer insights into the living conditions and everyday life of people during the Thirty Years' War. The region south of the Chiemsee was spared by larger warlike arguments, but the fear of marauding soldiers led to valuable iron objects carefully hidden to protect them from looting.

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