Location: Idar-Oberstein
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The 8 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate
Idar-Oberstein is a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. As a Große kreisangehörige Stadt (large town belonging to a district), it assumes some of the responsibilities that for smaller municipalities in the district are assumed by the district administration. Today’s town of Idar-Oberstein is the product of two rounds of administrative reform, one in 1933 and the other in 1969, which saw many municipalities amalgamated into one. The various Stadtteile have, however, retained their original identities, which, aside from the somewhat more urban character encountered in Idar and Oberstein, tend to hearken back to each centre’s history as a rural village. Idar-Oberstein is known as a gemstone town, and also as a garrison town. It is also the largest town in the Hunsrück and has a population of 32,001 (December 31, 2015).
Restaurants in Idar-Oberstein
1. Industrial Monument Jakob Bengel
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5.0 based on 23 reviews
The industrial heritage monument Jakob Bengel is the only authentic manufacturing plant with company flats and an industrialist mansion, which embodies the over 130 year industrial history of the city of Idar-Oberstein. In the district of Oberstein, situated below the city theatre, the Bengel company, which employed 100 people during the golden age, offers guided tours through the factory. Insights are given into the chain-, jewellery-, and accessory production with diverse technologies and numerous self developed tools. The partly antique machinery and old production processes indicate the creative power of the trade (jewellery design, engraving and the building of tools), which in the era of controlled mechanics set the prerequisites for a successful jewellery production. Since 2003 the Art Deco jewellery of Jakob Bengel of the 20’s and 30’s, is reproduced according to their own pattern books with the original tools and in the same production method in limited editions for special
2. Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum
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4.5 based on 142 reviews
Our Museum is one of the most important gemstone museums in Europe.The visitor finds a splendid exhibition of cut stones, minerals and engravings on 4 floors - in our museum you find nearly all kinds of gemstones from all over the world.
Reviewed By 697luukv
It's a great museum, well sorted and has a dutch audio tour. In combination with a visit at the Steinkaulenberg a perfect gemstone experience!
3. Felsenkirche
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4.5 based on 193 reviews
The church will remain closed until the end of 2020 because the rock has to be secured extensively.
4. Steinkaulenberg Gemstone Mine
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4.5 based on 101 reviews
Reviewed By josapp64 - Wilrijk, Belgium
A very interesting tour of the mines. You get to see gemstones and minerals in their natural environment.
5. Deutsches Mineralienmuseum
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4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By duncmelsmom - Hiram, United States
We stumbled upon this museum when taking a day trip and decided to check it out. It was beautiful with 4 floor of amazing pieces from all over the world. The variety of colors and sizes made this so interesting. We had a three month old with us who slept most of the time. It's a great place to visit with cameos of the US presidents, a beautiful chess set, and a crystal model of Manhatten. I really was impressed!
