Information for people with a handicap

Plassenburg Castle – Kulmbach

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Information for people with mobility impairment

 

The historic fortress above the town of Kulmbach can only be explored to a limited extent by people in wheelchairs and people with severe walking difficulties due to its topographical location and the structure of the buildings.

 

Disabled parking

Holders of a disabled pass are permitted to access Plassenburg Castle by car. Please press the bell button "Kasse" at the access barrier to register. Two disabled parking spaces are available in the lower castle courtyard (Kasernenhof/ Barracks Courtyard).

The central entrance area of Plassenburg Castle can be reached via the so-called "Schöner Hof" (Beautiful Courtyard). The path from the Barracks Courtyard (disabled parking spaces) to the Beautiful Courtyard is not suitable for people in wheelchairs or with a walking disability due to the steep incline and granite paving. In exceptional cases, it is possible to drive to the Western Rondel in front of the passageway to the Beautiful Courtyard; please enquire with the administration on site by calling +49 9221 8220-0, our colleagues will be happy to help you.

 

Disabled toilets

• In the entrance area of the German Tin Figure Museum (Arsenal Building in the Barracks Courtyard)

• In the central entrance area in the Beautiful Courtyard; accessible via the entrance to the café

 

Museums at Plassenburg Castle

Central entrance area
(ticket office, foyer, café, lockers, museum shop)

The central entrance area in the main building can be reached via the Beautiful Courtyard (levelled surface, asphalt with chippings, paved crossroads).

The main entrance door (inside width 165 cm, one step down on the inside) and the entrance door to the café (inside width 122 cm) can be opened mechanically and open inwards; there is no bell and no electronic door opener. In summer weather, the doors are open during opening hours.

Only the exhibition rooms on the ground floor of the Landschaftsmuseum Obermain (Museum of the Upper Main Region) are accessible barrier-free from the entrance area.

 

Museum "Hohenzollern in Franken" (The Hohenzollerns in Franconia) in the east wing of the main building

• Castle church and Margravial Rooms on the 1st floor
  On request, the museum staff can provide access to the castle church via a separate entrance from the Beautiful Courtyard. Unfortunately, the Margravial Rooms are not barrier-free.

 



Museum "The Hohenzollerns in Franconia", photo: Thomas Köhler

• Museum rooms on the 2nd floor
  (can only be visited with a guided tour)
  To take part in the tour (only in German), tickets must first be purchased at the ticket office in the central entrance area.

  Access from the disabled parking spaces in the Barracks Courtyard to the barrier-free entrance in the Arsenal Building is signposted; there is a stone threshold (height 5-10 cm) on the way.

  In the Arsenal Building, you can take a disabled-accessible passenger lift (door width: 80 cm, cabin width 90 cm, cabin depth: 140 cm) to the 5th floor; from there you can reach the 2nd floor of the main building without steps for a guided tour of the rooms of the "Hohenzollern in Franconia" museum (barrier-free tour, doors at least 105 cm wide, parquet flooring, seating available).

 

Armeemuseum Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great Army Museum) in the north wing of the main building

Unfortunately, the Army Museum is not barrier-free.

 

Landschaftsmuseum Obermain (Museum of the Upper Main Region) in the west wing of the main building

• Ground floor tour without steps or obstacles; upper floors not barrier-free accessible

• Doors at least 96 cm wide

• Level, non-slip flooring (sandstone, chequer plate, screed)

• Seats available

 

Deutsches Zinnfigurenmuseum (German Tin Figure Museum) in the Arsenal Building

To visit the German Tin Figure Museum, tickets must first be purchased at the ticket office in the central entrance area.

Access from the disabled parking spaces in the Barracks Courtyard to the barrier-free entrance in the Arsenal Building is signposted; there is a stone threshold (height 5-10 cm) on the way.

• Entrance door with bell, intercom and electric door opener

• Disabled-accessible passenger lift (door width: 80 cm, cabin width 90 cm, cabin depth: 140 cm)

• Barrier-free tour

• Doors at least 94 cm wide

• Level, non-slip flooring (parquet)

• Seats available

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Information for the visually impaired

• No guidance system for the visually impaired available

• Audio guide available at the German Tin Figure Museum (available at the cash desk against a deposit)

• Regular guided tours on the 2nd floor of the "Hohenzollern in Franconia" museum (in German)

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Information for the hearing impaired

• No induction loop for hearing aids available

• Written information available