"Every visitor is captivated by the charm of the old walls": Lost Place in the middle of Bavaria
Created: 09/26/2022, 16:47
By: Katarina Amtmann
The glass loop in the district of Schwandorf.
© Matthias Haberl
It was built in the 19th century and is considered a lost place: the glass loop in Münchshofen in the Upper Palatinate.
The building has since been renovated.
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Lost Place: Glass loop built in the Upper Palatinate in the 19th century
There is also a lost place in the Upper Palatinate: the glass loop.
The former glass grinding and polishing factory from the 19th century is located on the Naab, in the Teublitz district of Münchshofen (Landreis Schwandorf).
Mirror and window panes were processed there, as the district writes on its website.
Driven by powerful water wheels, wooden polishing tables ran around the clock on two floors.
The glass loop in the district of Schwandorf.
© Matthias Haberl
The glass loop in Münchshofen was built in 1890/91, as the tour guide and local home warden explains when asked.
The polishing tables were in operation until 1953 "and belong to the only glass polishing plant in the entire Upper Palatinate that has been completely preserved at its original location," as the website further states.
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In 2003 the building was renovated, some of the polishing technology was put back into operation and an exhibition set up.
Visitors can now experience how glass was processed over centuries and find out about the working conditions of the cutters as well as follow the glass journey around the world.
"Every visitor is captivated by the charm of the old walls," Franz Pfeffer told the
weekly newspaper
years ago .
At that time he was in charge of the renovation and guided visitors through the loop.
The glass loop in the district of Schwandorf.
© Matthias Haberl
The museum currently has no fixed opening hours, according to the district.
You can get information about guided tours, events and sightseeing opportunities from the cultural office of the Schwandorf district office on
09431/4 71-4 21
or from the Upper Palatinate folklore museum in Burglengenfeld on
09471/60 25 83.
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