Jewellery town
Hanau
Hanau, Germany
A goldsmiths' town since Dutch and Walloon settlers arrived around 1600; it has a state school for jewellery and the German Goldsmiths' House, which shows contemporary jewellery.
Hanau, east of Frankfurt, became a goldsmiths' town when Dutch and Walloon Protestant refugees settled there around 1600 and brought their craft. It is the starting point of the German Fairy Tale Route and home to the German Goldsmiths' House.
What you find
The State Academy for Design (Staatliche Zeichenakademie), one of the oldest schools for goldsmiths and silversmiths in Europe; precious-metal companies; and the German Goldsmiths' House (Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus) in the old town hall, which shows contemporary jewellery and holds international competitions.
Visiting the Goldsmiths' House
- Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 to 17:00; closed on Mondays (as published; check before you go).
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