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Erinnerungsstätte für die Freiheitsbewegungen in der deutschen Geschichte

Coordinates: 48°51′31″N 8°12′16″E / 48.8586°N 8.2044°E / 48.8586; 8.2044
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Erinnerungsstätte für die Freiheitsbewegungen in der deutschen Geschichte
LocationGermany Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates48°51′31″N 8°12′16″E / 48.8586°N 8.2044°E / 48.8586; 8.2044
Erinnerungsstätte für die Freiheitsbewegungen in der deutschen Geschichte is located in Germany
Erinnerungsstätte für die Freiheitsbewegungen in der deutschen Geschichte
Location of Erinnerungsstätte für die Freiheitsbewegungen in der deutschen Geschichte

The Erinnerungsstätte für die Freiheitsbewegungen in der deutschen Geschichte (literally Memorial site for freedom movements in German history) is a museum and memorial to free democratic traditions in Germany. It is housed in the Schloss Rastatt (chosen due to the town of Rastatt being a key site in the Baden Revolution and the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states) and known as the Freiheitsmuseum (Freedom Museum) for short.

It was opened on 26 June 1974 by president Gustav Heinemann. It is overseen and owned by the German Federal Archives and is a central stopping-point on the 'Democracy Way' from Frankfurt to Lörrach. It has also mounted exhibitions on various topics, with permanent displays on:

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