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The German Salt Museum (german: Deutsche Salzmuseum / Industriedenkmal Saline Lüneburg) in the German town of 
During the summer demonstrations take place in a replica of part of a
German Salt Museum (German)
Lüneburg (district) Food museums in Germany Museums in Lower Saxony Salt museums {{LowerSaxony-struct-stub
The German Salt Museum (german: Deutsche Salzmuseum / Industriedenkmal Saline Lüneburg) in the German town of Lüneburg
Lüneburg (officially the ''Hanseatic City of Lüneburg'', German: ''Hansestadt Lüneburg'', , Low German ''Lümborg'', Latin ''Luneburgum'' or ''Lunaburgum'', Old High German ''Luneburc'', Old Saxon ''Hliuni'', Polabian ''Glain''), also calle ...
, on the site of the old production facilities of the Lüneburg Saltworks The Lüneburg Saltworks (german: Lüneburger Saline) was a saline in the German town of Lüneburg
Lüneburg (officially the ''Hanseatic City of Lüneburg'', German: ''Hansestadt Lüneburg'', , Low German ''Lümborg'', Latin ''Luneburgum'' or ' ...
(''Lüneburger Saline'') when it was closed in 1980. In 1991, it won the Council of Europe Museum Prize.
This industrial memorial which is based in the boiling house built in 1924 is one of the earliest of its type. It recalls the history of the oldest and, at one time, the greatest industrial operation in central Europe.
The museum is divided into four exhibition areas:
* Salt in general (''Salz allgemein'')
* 20th century (''20. Jahrhundert'')
* 19th century (''19. Jahrhundert'')
* Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
and Early modern period (''Mittelalter'' and ''frühe Neuzeit'')
During the summer demonstrations take place in a replica of part of a medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...
boiling hut are available on request. Members of the salt museum staff, dressed in historical costume, demonstrate the salt-boiling process using lead salt pans heated on wood fires.
See also
*Old Salt Road
The Old Salt Route was a medieval trade route in Northern Germany, one of the ancient network of salt roads which were used primarily for the transport of salt and other staples. In Germany it was referred to as ''Alte Salzstraße''.
Salt was v ...
* Stecknitz Canal
The Stecknitz Canal (german: Stecknitzfahrt) was an artificial waterway in northern Germany which connected Lauenburg and Lübeck on the Old Salt Route by linking the tiny rivers Stecknitz (a tributary of the Trave) and Delvenau (a tributary of ...
* Sülze Saltworks The Sülze Saltworks (german: Saline Sülze) was a 'saline', or saltworks, on the Lüneburg Heath in Germany which was worked for centuries, from the High Middle Ages to 1862. It had a considerable impact on the history of the village of Sülze and ...
* List of food and beverage museums
This is a list of food and beverage museums. Food museums, beverage museums and wine museums generally provide information about how various foodstuffs are produced or were historically produced. Many of these museums are owned and operated by spe ...
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