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Museum Museum · Neunkirchen County · 289 m

GONDWANA - a prehistoric theme park

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Come here if you want to experience Earth history and see how the dinosaurs lived.

Cutting-edge animation technology and sophisticated audiovisual methods let you relive the course of 4.5 billion years of the History of the Earth. Monstrous scorpions, giant dragonflies and ravenous dinosaurs are just some of the life-forms that are brought back to life in the exhibition halls of Gondwana.
Forces of natures such as floods or space impacts are re-enacted to create an impression of what life was like all those years ago. Outside the premises, small and big explorers can try to dig up some fossils themselves on 700 square metres.

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A 8: Abfahrt Neunkirchen-City AS 23 • Auf der B 41 der Beschilderung Richtung Ottweiler/St. Wendel folgen • Ab dem Kreisverkehr Sinnerthal Richtung Landsweiler fahren • Die A 8 erreichen Sie von der A 1 kommend am Kreuz Saarbrücken (dort Richtung Neunkirchen/ Zweibrücken), über die A 623 am Kreuz Friedrichsthal (dort Richtung Neunkirchen).

Coordinates

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49.350122, 7.117209
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49°21'00.4"N 7°07'02.0"E
UTM
32U 363259 5468083
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GONDWANA - Das Praehistorium
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Accessibility-certified
This audit report was prepared by: Reisen für Alle
Certification period: February 01, 2026 - January 31, 2029
partially accessible

Reasonably usable, but not completely accessible.

  • Parking for disabled people
Buildings
  • Stepless access to the building/object/terrain (via elevator/ramp if needed)
  • Further rooms and facilities are all accessible without stairs or by using an elevator/a ramp
  • 80 cm minimum width of all passages/doors
  • 70 cm minimum width of all passages/doors
  • Toilets for disabled people
  • Laterally accessible toilet for wheelchairs
  • Foldable grab bar for wheelchairs at the toilet, on the accessible side as a minimum

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • There are 14 marked parking spaces for people with disabilities.
  • The path to the entrance has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 6 % over a distance of 20 m.
  • The building is accessible without steps.
  • All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are accessible at ground level.
  • All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 80 cm wide.
  • The tour through the exhibition is about 1120 m long. It is not easy to walk and drive on in places (e.g. bark mulch path or cobblestones, larger thresholds) and has longitudinal gradients of up to 5%.
  • There is seating available.
  • Exhibits and objects are predominately visible when seated and information is predominately readable when seated.
  • There are two public toilets for people with disabilities, which are accessible from one side (minimum 75 cm). There is a foldable grab rail on the accessible side of the toilet. 
Audit Report: PDF report on accessibility for Walking disability and wheelchair users
not classified

Insufficient information or not accessible.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.      

  • There is no clearly visible alarm.
  • There is no audio induction loop system.
  • Information is provided in written, pictorial and acoustic form (audio guide via QR codes and DigiWalk app). Films are screened in several cinema rooms.
Audit Report: PDF report on accessibility for Hearing impaired and deaf
not classified

Insufficient information or not accessible.

  • Assistance dogs are welcome
  • Offers in pictorial language (guided tours, audio guides, etc.)

 Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.  

  • Assistance dogs are welcome.
  • The entrance area is designed with high visual contrast.
  • Individual exhibition areas, such as caves or prehistoric landscapes, as well as passageways, are sparsely lit.
  • There is no guidance system with floor indicators.
  • There are occasional obstacles at head height.
  • Information is provided in written, pictorial, and audio form (audio guide via QR codes and DigiWalk app). Films are shown in several cinema rooms.
  • Information is not available in relief or Braille.
Audit Report: PDF report on accessibility for Visually impaired and blind
not classified

Insufficient information or not accessible.

 Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.  

  • The name of the Praehistorium is clearly visible from the outside. 
  • A circular route leads through the exhibition. Next to it there is little signage.
  • Information is provided in written, pictorial and acoustic form (audio guide via QR codes and DigiWalk app). Films are screened in several cinema rooms.
  • There is no information in easy language.
Audit Report: PDF report on accessibility for Cognitive disability

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Alexander-von-Humboldt-Straße 8-10
66578 Schiffweiler
+49 6821 9316325 http://www.gondwana-praehistorium.de E-mail: info@gondwana-praehistorium.de
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Distance 9.1 km
Duration 2:30 h
Ascent 140 m
Descent 142 m

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4
from Outdoorguide NK,   outdoorguide-nk
E-Bike · Neunkirchen County
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