Weinberg House is a

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villa at ''Bahnhofstraße 26'' in the town of

Waren (Müritz) Waren (Müritz) (also Waren an der Müritz) is a town and climatic spa in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was the capital of the former district of Müritz (''Kreis Müritz'') until the district reform of 2011. It is situated a ...

in the German state of

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

. Despite subsequent modifications the house is one of the sights of the town. It is known in German as ''Schloss Weinberg'', or colloquially as the '' Weinbergschloss''.

History

Weinberg House in Waren on the shores of Lake Müritz was built in the 1870s by the Waren architect, Gustav Werner, and was completed in October 1875. The owner was Hermann von Maltzan. In autumn at

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(29 September) 1875 the ''Malzaneum'' natural history museum moved into the rooms of the house. After it was sold in 1876 the museum had to move out again. In 1877 the house was bought by Herrmann Bachstein and became the head office for a construction division of the

Mecklenburg Southern Railway The Mecklenburg Southern Railway (german: Mecklenburgische Südbahn) or Parchim–Neubrandenburg railway is a railway line in the south of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in North Germany. It was operated by the Mecklenburg Southern Railway Company which t ...

. From 1911 to 1939 the folklorist, Richard Wossidlo, lived for periods of time in several rooms in Weinberg House, in which he had housed his numerous records, library holdings and his private folk museum. In 1912, when the collection became too large, Wossidlo sold this museum collection with about 3,400 exhibits to the

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Literature

* Jürgen Kniesz (ed), ''Was war wann? : Daten zur Warener Stadtgeschichte.'' Waren, 2000.

External links

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