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Das älteste Schulhaus Deutschlands

Beschreibung

Schierling was far ahead of its time even 400 years ago. In 1802, compulsory schooling was introduced in Bavaria, but there was already a school in Schierling at the beginning of the 17th century. By around 1640, 170 students were already attending this oldest school building in Germany to learn reading, writing, and arithmetic. It was particularly the influence of the Jesuits, who were based in Straubing in the 17th century, which apparently brought the place closer to education. At that time, the professors had their summer residence in Schierling, so the locals came into contact with completely different topics than were common for that time. Even if there were other schools in the vicinity, these were again destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. But the building in Schierling withstood. Due to the special construction, each floor is accessible from the outside. It was discovered that the wood storage area was in the basement, the school room was in the middle floor and the teacher's apartment was on the upper floor. The school was probably built by the community and managed by the priest. There was even a written right for the teacher to join the priest's midday table. 400 years later, of course, the old building was dilapidated. However, they didn't want to let this fascinating testament of history fall into ruin completely. So it was decided that the schoolhouse should be renovated and made accessible to people. Since 2012, it has been available for public events and as a local history museum. It unites history and present and tells the story of 400 years. This way, one can at least guess what it was like there in the past.