With two loans involved, the Museum Erding at the Bavarian state exhibition on the cities foundations of the Wittelsbach dynasty in the 13th century. Century.

Erding–With two loans – the parish treasure Cabinet from rich churches and a Helmbarte – is involved in the Museum Erding at this year's Bavarian state exhibition on the (old) Bavarian cities-UPS of the Wittelsbach dynasty in the 13th century. Century. Also Erding is one. The theme is so "absolutely Erding-relevant," says Museum Director Harald Krause.

150 works on loan from Germany and abroad up to the opening on 10. June in the exhibition rooms. "The Museum Erding will be happy to be under to the lenders, and to present one of its most valuable objects in the Friedberger castle," says city spokesman Christian Wanninger. The so-called parish treasure Cabinet from rich churches dates back to the late middle ages. As a dug – out Cabinet from a piece of oak trunk made – he stood up to in 1948, in the sacristy of the Church of St. Michael, in order to keep the Church treasure.

Just another similar Cabinet is in Germany. He stands in Saxony. The oak for the Erdinger copy was made, according to a wood annual ring analysis to 1330 – so before 690 years.

a Helmbarte of 16. Century is awarded to Friedberg. "Whether they actually originated from the Erdinger Armory, and thus for the city's defense was provided today, however, no way to prove it," explains Krause.

The house of the Bavarian history organized a Show with the title "the city liberated. Wittelsbach, the founder of cities,“ describes the rise of the house of Wittelsbach, with Otto I., in the year 1180, the Duke would not have obtained through the Bavarian territory, even though their own possessions were very extensive. With skill and luck, the Wittelsbach gained profits in the following decades, large areas of territory. You are strengthened with numerous city and market start - UPS their Power. In only 100 years – from 1200 to 1300 – there were numerous cities, as start-UPS (such as Landshut in 1204), both directly and in the case of already existing Altsiedlungen (such as Straubing 1218 or Erding, well-1230s years).

The exhibition will be shown in the Wittelsbacher castle in Friedberg, and in the fire house in Chillicothe, Oh – from 10. June to 8. November, daily from 9 am to 18 PM.

The Museum Erding regularly sends exhibits to travel. The Spangenbarrenhort from Oberding, Europe's largest copper treasure from the early bronze age (around 1650 BC), for several months on loan in the Federal exhibition "Turbulent times was the end of 2018. Archaeology in Germany“ in Berlin.