Discover Thalmannsfeld through its distinctive local attractions: the Old Blacksmith’s Forge combines a historic farmhouse with restored machinery, two gardens differ in how they are maintained, and Felsen Bräu is associated with an award as a solar-powered brewery. You can choose to focus on the history of technology, plants or the brewery.

Old Blacksmith’s Forge: Building and Technology

The Old Blacksmith’s Forge in Thalmannsfeld is housed in a historic farmhouse, built around 1740. A farmhouse combines living and livestock areas in one type of building; the term describes the building, not its technical equipment. Inside are meticulously restored historic machines and transmission systems dating from around 1900. These dates refer to different elements: around 1740 for the farmhouse, and around 1900 for the machines and systems. This makes it possible to consider the building’s history and the history of its technology separately.

Transmission systems shift the focus from individual machines to the transfer of motion within a technical system. Together with the restored machines, they form an exhibit focused on the technology itself. The Old Blacksmith’s Forge offers short guided tours for groups of five or more by arrangement. If you would like to plan a tour, arrange a time before you arrive.

Herb Garden and Children’s Garden

The herb garden is in the centre of Thalmannsfeld and is maintained by the Thalmannsfeld Horticultural and Landscape Gardening Association. It features a variety of culinary and medicinal herbs. This combination gives the garden a clear focus: plants with culinary and medicinal uses take centre stage. The association’s work also helps shape the garden, alongside its choice of plants.

The children of the village tend the children’s garden themselves. It has vegetables, ornamental plants, a water-drawing point and a herb spiral, all maintained by the children. Compared with the herb garden, the focus is different: a variety of plants and garden features are combined with the village children’s own work.

The gardens also differ in who looks after them: the association maintains one, while the village children independently tend the other. This comparison helps you choose based not only on the plants, but also on the kind of community gardening involved.

Felsen Bräu: Award as a Solar-Powered Brewery

The brewery offers another distinct attraction. Felsen Bräu in Thalmannsfeld describes itself as Germany’s first solar-powered brewery. On May 3, 2007, the brewery was certified and awarded the title of Germany’s first solar-powered brewery by TU Munich-Weihenstephan. The specific date refers to the certification and award. It differs from the approximate historical dates associated with the blacksmith’s forge: there, the dates refer to the building and its equipment, while May 3, 2007, is the date of the brewery’s award.

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