Millstone museum Steinbrecherhaus

Perg, Oberösterreich, Österreich

Mühlsteinstraße 43
4320 Perg

On the grounds of the large Scherer millstone quarry, the STEINBRECHERHAUS, built around 1802, has been preserved almost entirely in its original state. In 2006, the “Verein Steinbrecherhaus” acquired the house and carefully restored it. The Steinbrecherhaus opened in 2007 as a millstone museum and a venue for cultural events. Over the course of 2024, the exhibition in the Steinbrecherhaus and the adjacent open-air exhibit were redesigned.

Programs for School Groups

At the Millstone Museum, students learn a great deal about how people began grinding grain and how they perfected this process over the centuries with increasingly sophisticated mills. For information on school group programs, visit: sites.google.com/view/muehlsteinmuseum2/startseite/rätselrallye

History - Architecture

Focus of the museum:

The daily lives of ordinary people in the 19th century
History of the Perger millstone industry
Millstones and grinding stones from around the world
The development of grain milling
The quarrying and processing of millstones
Meisinger Mill
The Millstone in a Cultural and Religious Context

For more information, visit: www.steinbrecherhaus.at

The museum that never closes
The fascinating world of millstones
around the clock

The millstone museum Steinbrecherhaus offers a unique opportunity to experience the history and culture of the Perger millstone crushers around the clock. With an innovative audio guide system, you can explore the various exhibition areas of the freely accessible site at Mühlsteinstraße 43 at any time and at your own pace. The informative and entertaining narrations bring historical objects to life and enable a deep understanding of the town of Perg's past.
The millstone is one of the oldest, most important and above all vital tools of mankind. Because the millstone is the prerequisite for our daily bread. Even in the Bible, in the Book of Moses, it says: "You shall not seize the mill or the millstone, for whoever does so seizes life!
And for centuries, millstones have ensured a certain prosperity for the small market town of Perg. After all, the Perg millstone quarries were famous far and wide and were the largest in the old k&k monarchy.

Contact

Millstone museum Steinbrecherhaus

Mühlsteinstraße 43
4320 Perg

+43 664 8183080
+43 664 1803253
steinbrecherhaus@gmail.com

https://www.steinbrecherhaus.at/
https://www.pergmuseum.at/

Contact person
Mr Obmann Hans Kastl, Dr.
Verein Steinbrecherhaus Perg
4320 Perg

+43 664 8183080
steinbrecherhaus@gmail.com
www.steinbrecherhaus.at/

Opening hours

Mühlsteinmuseum Hours of Operation
Millstone Museum, Steinbrecherhaus
43 Mühlsteinstraße

Opening Hours:
May through October, every first Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and by appointment: 0664/1803253 and 0664/2309961
Available around the clock with an audio guide in the outdoor area

The millstone quarry and the stone-breaker’s house can also be visited as part of a stone-breaker walking tour.

Contact: Perg Local History Museum:
Phone:
Franz Moser +43 650 54 27 780 or
Rosi Pfeiffer +43 664 2159 788
Email: heimathaus-stadtmuseum@perg.at

by arrangement
open to the public
Registration required

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

By car:
You can reach the main square in Perg from all directions (except north) via the B3 - exit PERG-Mitte, follow the arrows towards the city centre; from the north you can reach Perg via Naarntalstraße (B124) or from the direction of Allerheiligen or via Josefstal.
For a longer stay, park your car at the Hinterbachweg car park - it only costs 1 euro for 5 hours parking. The Steinbrecherhaus can be reached from the main square via the marked Steinbrecherweg-

Train: To Perg train station, then walk approx. 3 minutes to the main square, from the town hall follow the marked Steinbrecherweg

Parking

Parking space: 66
Parking area for disabled: 1
Bus parking space: 1

Parking fees

From Monday-Saturday 1 Euro/5 hours at the Hinterbachweg car park For stays up to 2 hours: free short-term parking zone in the city centre - set a parking meter

Shuttle service

A paid shuttle service for visitors with mobility impairments can be organised on request.