--- title: Scythe Museum Geyerhammer url: "https://traunsee-almtal.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/402081/scythe-museum-geyerhammer.html" description: "The museum of scythes \"Geyerhammer\" is situated in an ancient scythe mill upon the river \"Alm\"." date: 2018-09-27 modified: 2024-01-26 --- # Scythe Museum Geyerhammer Scythe Museum Geyerhammer =========================== Scharnstein, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206209/6252EE1C2F370F2411EE3A2011AF3AEB9A5344CB439F01C6460E6E59918ADD5B/sensenmuseum-geyerhammer-schauschmieden.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206208/32320D7F9396CBD1FC8E0DF5BE0D53215D5CE913C8628485A97E7CC5C8EA65FB/sensenmuseum-geyerhammer.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206210/4A620C14100A3A147AEA55DEDE32160BE8C4212B3BC314D14298C9BC081549CA/sensenmuseum-geyerhammer-scharnstein.jpg) © Open copyright © Historicum Scharnstein, Foto Monika Löff Close copyright [ ![Sensenmuseum Geyerhammer Schauschmieden](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206209/6252EE1C2F370F2411EE3A2011AF3AEB9A5344CB439F01C6460E6E59918ADD5B/sensenmuseum-geyerhammer-schauschmieden.jpg "© Historicum Scharnstein, Foto Monika Löff") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206209/6252EE1C2F370F2411EE3A2011AF3AEB9A5344CB439F01C6460E6E59918ADD5B/sensenmuseum-geyerhammer-schauschmieden.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Traunsee-Almtal/Karl-Heinz Ruber Close copyright [ ![SCYTHE MUSEUM GEYERHAMMER](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206208/32320D7F9396CBD1FC8E0DF5BE0D53215D5CE913C8628485A97E7CC5C8EA65FB/sensenmuseum-geyerhammer.jpg "© TVB Traunsee-Almtal/Karl-Heinz Ruber") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206208/32320D7F9396CBD1FC8E0DF5BE0D53215D5CE913C8628485A97E7CC5C8EA65FB/sensenmuseum-geyerhammer.jpg) © Open copyright © Historicum Scharnstein, Foto Monika Löff Close copyright [ ![Sensenmuseum Geyerhammer Scharnstein](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206210/4A620C14100A3A147AEA55DEDE32160BE8C4212B3BC314D14298C9BC081549CA/sensenmuseum-geyerhammer-scharnstein.jpg "© Historicum Scharnstein, Foto Monika Löff") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206210/4A620C14100A3A147AEA55DEDE32160BE8C4212B3BC314D14298C9BC081549CA/sensenmuseum-geyerhammer-scharnstein.jpg) © Open copyright © Historicum Scharnstein, Foto Monika Löff Close copyright [ ![Museum Geyerhammer Ausstellung](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206211/A089BEA3F0B1394E4C902946F21F9348EB2AA9790807B5105120DA1F5C2875DF/museum-geyerhammer-ausstellung.jpg "© Historicum Scharnstein, Foto Monika Löff") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206211/A089BEA3F0B1394E4C902946F21F9348EB2AA9790807B5105120DA1F5C2875DF/museum-geyerhammer-ausstellung.jpg) © Open copyright © Historicum Scharnstein, Foto Monika Löff Close copyright [ ![Sensenmuseum Geyerhammer Schmieden](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206212/1FC6B6C5329386978C44169ED469A90E930C40F3180621D78E31A31A714949CD/sensenmuseum-geyerhammer-schmieden.jpg "© Historicum Scharnstein, Foto Monika Löff") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206212/1FC6B6C5329386978C44169ED469A90E930C40F3180621D78E31A31A714949CD/sensenmuseum-geyerhammer-schmieden.jpg) © Open copyright © Historicum Scharnstein, Foto Monika Löff Close copyright [ ![Kultur & Heimatverein Scharnstein](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206213/FD11DE2FA01F7A68CA069EF7D01D929BD1F91D11A53DC509820570EDDB14A702/kultur-heimatverein-scharnstein.jpg "© Historicum Scharnstein, Foto Monika Löff") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206213/FD11DE2FA01F7A68CA069EF7D01D929BD1F91D11A53DC509820570EDDB14A702/kultur-heimatverein-scharnstein.jpg) © Open copyright © TVB Traunsee-Almtal Close copyright [ ![Wasserrad im Sensenmuseum](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/206214/4CF24FC71E290992F63114BCBA559F3FEF08349D917D5FC0A66FEB7CFE23E214/wasserrad-im-sensenmuseum.jpg "© TVB Traunsee-Almtal") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/206214/4CF24FC71E290992F63114BCBA559F3FEF08349D917D5FC0A66FEB7CFE23E214/wasserrad-im-sensenmuseum.jpg) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Grubbachstraße 10 4644 Scharnstein [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Grubbachstra%C3%9Fe%2010%2C%204644%20Scharnstein "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Grubbachstra%C3%9Fe%2010%2C%204644%20Scharnstein "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=47.9007382721029&lon=13.9618058269836&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) **The museum of scythes "Geyerhammer" is situated in an ancient scythe mill upon the river "Alm".** Visit this unique industrial monument, located in the very idyllic landscape along the Alm river! A **“Scythe Path”** of ca. 2.4 km (1,5 miles) length takes you to the largest Scythe production manufacture of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Arranged like an Open Air Museum, you are confronted with production units, living quarters and industrialists’ mansions of the “Black Counts”. As an additional highlight, you could take a walk to a **Castle ruin** in Scharnstein (ca. 1 hour’s walk). In the **Museum of Lumberjacks “Va uns dahoam”** (From our Home) you can get a glimpse of former tools and techniques of the local lumberjacks of the Alm valley. **Show forging in the scythe museum** Three heavy tilting hammers, driven by waterwheels, and the forges for heating the steel, together with a wealth of old tools let you visualize the heydays of the scythe production here in Scharnstein, which goes back four centuries. Blacksmith’s performances will include the use of a pneumatic hammer and a waterwheel-driven tilting hammer, with which experienced blacksmiths can demonstrate various stages of the production of scythe blades. The museum also includes an exhibition on the varied history of scythe making, especially in Scharnstein and the Alm valley, which has been tastefully integrated into the old hammer mill. Additionally, all the production steps from blanks to the finished scythes, life in a forge workshop, and the social environment of the times, are illustrated in the exhibitions, as well as the development from manual to industrial production. [**Audioguide of the scythe museum Geyerhammer** ](https://www.xibit.info/en/exhibition/?id=149&lang=2) **Further group offers will be found on the website of the [HISTORICUM SCHARNSTEIN](https://traunsee-almtal.salzkammergut.at/historicum-scharnstein.html)** Hint / Advice: **[Here](https://www.xibit.info/en/exhibition/?id=149&lang=2)** you can find the free Xibit audio guide to the Historicum Scharnstein! [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Scythe Museum Geyerhammer** Grubbachstraße 10 Obfrau Mag. Ilse Schachinger 4644 Scharnstein mobile [ +43 650 3912720 ](tel:+436503912720) E-Mail [info@sensenmuseum.at](#mailto) Web [www.sensenmuseum.at/](http://www.sensenmuseum.at/ "New window") Web [www.sensenverein.at](http://www.sensenverein.at "New window") http://www.sensenmuseum.at/ http://www.sensenverein.at --- **Contact person** Ilse Schachinger Sensenmuseum Geyerhammer Grubbachstraße 10 4644 Scharnstein mobile [ +43 650 3912720 ](tel:+436503912720) E-Mail [info@sensenmuseum.at](#mailto) Web [www.sensenmuseum.at/](http://www.sensenmuseum.at/ "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German English [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ History of Crime & Gendarmerie Museum: May 01 to October 26: 09:00am to 5:00pm May, June, September & October: Closed on Mondays Museum of Contemporary History: May to October: Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays 09:00am to 5:00pm July & August: Open daily 09:00am to 5:00pm Guided Tours for Groups can be arranged anytime - please call in advance [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Elevation**490 m **Parking**- Parking space: 20 [ Equipment ](#ttgCollapseAusstattung) ---------------------------------------- - Toilet facility [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- **General price information**Single Ticket € 4,00 Children € 2,50 **Further information about offers on the website of the ["Historicum Scharnstein" ](https://traunsee-almtal.salzkammergut.at/en/scharnstein/historicum-scharnstein.html)** **Payment methods** Cash payment **Discounts (Age-related / Groups)**- Children - Student groups with school class - Seniors - Families - Groups - Discounts for tour operators / travel agents **Discounts (Memberships)**- Salzkammergut Sommer-Card Normal price / special price Adults € 5,00 / € 4,00 [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Suitable for groups - Suitable for schools **Season**- Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Somewhat suitable for wheelchairs: Assistance is sometimes necessary. 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