Dorf- und Uhrenmuseum Gütenbach
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Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....
region of Germany
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near the town of Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald is a small city located in the Black Forest region of south western Germany. It belongs to the district of Schwarzwald-Baar along with the two more important cities of Villingen and Schwenningen....
. It features primarily permanent and temporary exhibits on the local history of clockmaking, focussing on the history of making wooden clock movements. There also is a smaller general display on local history and rural living conditions in the 18th and 19th century.
Highlights include:
- An overview of the history of the wooden black forest clock movement
- A unique collection of home made tools, jigs and fixtures for making clock movements
- A broad collection of one of kind black forest clocks, including organ clocks and cuckoo clockCuckoo clockA cuckoo clock is a clock, typically pendulum-regulated, that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo's call and typically has a mechanical cuckoo that emerges with each note...
s, many made within the village of Gütenbach
The Museum is located in the former schoolhouse of the village, next to the church, on a hill above the village center.
Similar museums
In the same region:- Deutsches UhrenmuseumDeutsches UhrenmuseumThe German Clock Museum is situated near the centre of the Black Forest town of Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, a historic centre of clockmaking. It features permanent and temporary exhibits on the history of timekeeping...
, in Furtwangen im SchwarzwaldFurtwangen im SchwarzwaldFurtwangen im Schwarzwald is a small city located in the Black Forest region of south western Germany. It belongs to the district of Schwarzwald-Baar along with the two more important cities of Villingen and Schwenningen.... - UhrenindustriemuseumUhrenindustriemuseumThe Uhrenindustriemuseum is located in the town of Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, and is a museum dedicated not as much to clocks and watches as to the history of the clockmaking industry of the town...
, in Villingen-Schwenningen - Schwarzwaldmuseum, in Triberg
- Stadtmuseum, in Schramberg
Outside Germany:
- Cuckooland MuseumCuckooland MuseumThe Cuckooland Museum, previously known as the Cuckoo Clock Museum, is a museum that exhibits mainly cuckoo clocks, located in Tabley, co. Cheshire, England...
, in the U. K.