Museumsbunker Düppenweiler

Useful Information

Location:	Dieffler Straße, Düppenweiler. A8 exit 12 Nalbach, B269 towards Lebach/Nalbach 7.7 km, turn left to Piesbach, Hauptstraße, from the centre of Litermontstraße 3.5 km, in Düppenweiler turn left towards Dillingen. A8 exit 6 Merzig, direction Merzig 250 m, after the bridge turn left onto L174 direction Beckingen 8 km, turn left to Beckingen 1 km, at the roundabout turn left to Düppenweiler, follow main road direction Dillingen. (49.4093355, 6.7638500)
Open:	After appointment. [2023]
Fee:	free. [2023]
Classification:	World War II Bunker Westwall
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
Dimension:
Guided tours:	D=60 min.
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	Karl-Rudi Wilhelm, Dieffler Straße, 66701 Düppenweiler, Tel: +49-6832-7253. Tourismus Zentrale Saarland GmbH, Tel: +49-681-927200. E-mail:
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History

1992	Bunker restored by the Kultur- und Heimatverein Düppenweiler (Düppenweiler culture and heritage association).

Description

The Museumsbunker Düppenweiler (Düppenweiler museum bunker) was built as part of the Westwall and is of the Regelwerk 10 a type. It has two crew rooms and a gun room. A special feature is the thickly covered slope defence to the east. The collection includes photos and sketches of the Westwall and the Westwall bunker, contemporary equipment and items belonging to a bunker crew.

Collector Ronny Zipko has lovingly furnished the bunker with countless original artefacts. The bunker museum is run by the Historisches Kupferbergwerk Düppenweiler-Verein für Geschichte und Kultur e.V. non-profit association. The association runs a show mine at the other end of the village. The second chairman, Karl-Rudi Wilhelm, is responsible for the Westwall bunker. There are no regular opening hours, but guided tours are offered by appointment. In addition, several so-called open days are organized every year. Admission is actually free, but a minimal fee is now charged to at least cover expenses such as electricity.