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Musikantenland
The Musikantenland ("Musician's Land") is an area of the northern West Palatinate in Germany, north of the Landstuhler Bruch in the area of the rivers Glan and Lauter. On the fringes of this region are the city of Kaiserslautern and the towns of Kusel, Rockenhausen and Meisenheim (only Kusel being counted as part of the Musikantenland). The region is located in the counties of Kusel and Kaiserslautern. This region is named after the Westphalian Wandering Musicians, who originated from here, especially from 1850 until the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... Usage Today, the term "Musikantenland" is often used in this area for tourism purposes. For example the county of Kusel operates its tourist industry under the slogan ''"Palatine Uplands - Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musikantenland Museum
The Palatine Musikantenland Museum (german: Pfälzer Musikantenland-Museum) at Lichtenberg Castle near Thallichtenberg in the county of Kusel documents the history of the West Palatine wandering musicians, whose heyday was between 1850 and the First World War. The museum exhibits ''inter alia'' historical sheet music, photographs of the bands and musicians as well as travel souvenirs from foreign countries. In addition, to an extensive collection of musical instruments that once travelled the whole world with the wandering musicians, the work of the instrument makers, at that time a flourishing branch of craftsmanship, is also documented. Several groups of figures show the life of the musicians and their families. The exhibits come from the estates of the musicians. Visitors can listen to music recordings of the works of the wandering musicians. The museum also has a historical picture archive, a literature archive and an archive of handwritten sheet music, which can be us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
