- Bus stop available
- open on request/by arrangement
Schmarotzerhaus with the remains of the city wall
Museum/Exhibition
In 2009 and 2010, the so-called "Schmarotzerhaus" was lovingly restored by the Menden Foundation for Monuments and Culture and handed over to the town's Museum of Town and Cultural History. Museum for Urban and Cultural History. A small, very fine branch of the museum has been set up here since 2010.
Address
Schmarotzerhaus with the remains of the city wall
An der Stadtmauer 5
58706 Menden
Telephone: 02373-903-8770
Properties:
The Schmarotzerhaus uses the former medieval town wall as its rear wall. This forms one of the four walls of the house. As one wall was saved by leaning against the town wall, it is referred to as a "Schmarotzerhaus".
The 300-year-old half-timbered house is furnished with a shoemaker's workshop, furniture and household appliances from the period between 1860 and 1930. As a typical poor man's house, it tells the story of the hard life of a day laborer in Menden with his large family. Only a small detached section of the medieval town wall in Menden remains next to the Schmarotzerhaus.
Prices
Free admission: 0 €
Business hours
Open every first Saturday of the month from 11 a.m. to 12 noon
Directions
The Schmarotzerhaus can be reached on foot or by bike.
