Museum route Kierspe

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The Kierspe Museum Route starts at the Bakelitmuseum in the Altes Amtshaus and runs via Oberholten, Sankel, Schleipe, Hohlinden, Windfuhr, Höferhof and ends back at the Bakelitmuseum.

Tour starting point:

Old Amtshaus/Bakelitmuseum

Tour destination point:

Old Amtshaus/Bakelitmuseum

Properties:

Circular route

Additional Information

City of Kierspe
Springerweg 21
58566 Kierspe
Tel. 02359/661-0
Tax: 02359/661-199
www.kierspe.de

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Length

16.6 km

Duration

2:08 h

Elevation ascent

336 m

Elevation descent

336 m

Lowest point

323 m

Highest point

444 m

Condition

Difficulty

The Kierspe Museum Route is approx. 18 km long and takes approx. 1 hour.

At the starting point of the tour is the Bakelitmuseum in the Altes Amtshaus. Visitors will be amazed and learn lots of interesting facts about the development of the Bakelite industry. The museum's lovingly compiled collection includes many typical Bakelite objects, such as the famous old black telephones.

The Old Town Hall, where the museum is now housed, used to be the seat of the municipal administration and then the town council until 1986. The mighty staircase, which gives the building its characteristic appearance, is striking.

The Bakelitmuseum is open on Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; further appointments are available for groups by appointment: heimatverein@kierspe.de

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Directions

From the Bakelitmuseum, turn right towards the end of the village, just a few meters along the L528. Turn right into the next street (Auf dem Kiss) and follow the road. At the end, turn left onto Höherstraße until you reach the junction towards Wolzenburg. Turn sharp right there. Take the next left through Oberhohenholten. Then, at the bend, do not follow the road but turn left through beautiful Buchenwald to Sankel. There, turn right over the B 54 (400 m) and then left towards Schleipe through the Schleipetal valley. Follow the road along the Schleiper Hamm with the Hammerteich pond. At the end of the valley, turn sharp right uphill to Neuhohlinden. Turn right on the hill and follow the road to the left after the village of Hasenden. At the junction with the L 694, turn right until you reach the junction with the B 54. Cross this straight ahead and over the Volme and the railroad tracks onto Windfuhr. Stay on this road until it joins Kölner Straße (L 237) and turn left. Stay on Kölner Straße until you leave the village and turn right into Waldheimstraße towards Höferhof. Drive through the village of Eicken on this road and turn right onto the K2. At the end of the (Pulver-)Straße turn left onto the L 528 onto Fr.-Ebert-Straße and after 400 m you have reached your destination.

Author Tip

The Schleiper Hamm is located directly on the route. The Schleiper Hamm is a former factory and is now used as a museum. The museum showcases the tradition of wide goods forging in the upper Volmetal in the 1930s. On special occasions, the machines in the Schleiper Hamm are switched on. You can still see how Bakelite is processed today. Bakelite is the first industrially produced plastic. The technical industrial monument shows the former hammer plant with turbine drive, transmission and spring hammer. The outdoor facilities with the two operating ponds and the shape of the building have been preserved in their original form to this day. The development of the Bakelite industry is documented in the upper part of the hammer mill. The outside of the plant can be visited at any time.
The Schleiper Hamm is open to visitors from April to October on the first Wednesday of every month from
10 am to 3 pm. Guided tours for groups are possible by prior arrangement with the local history association: heimatverein@kierspe.de

Public transit

The "Amtshaus" bus stop is located in the immediate vicinity of the Bakelitmuseum.
The MVG bus lines 59 and 82 run here.
Please refer to the current timetables for exact travel times.

How to get there

The Bakelitmuseum in the Altes Amtshaus is located directly on the L 528 in Kierspe-Dorf.
Coming from Halver, it is located shortly (approx. 180 m) after the Kierspe village entrance sign on the left-hand side.
If you are coming from Meinerzhagen via the L 528 on Heerstraße, continue straight ahead at the Wildenkuhlen junction (Heerstraße/Friedrich-Ebert-Straße/Kölner Straße) onto Friedrich-Ebert-Straße. Here you will cross three pedestrian lights and find the Alte Amtshaus approx. 250 m after the third pedestrian light on the right-hand side.