Oberösterreichisches Erdstallzentrum Tollet Unterstetten

"Making the underground visible above ground" - that is the idea behind the Erdstallzentrum. An Erdstall is a man-made cave built under a dwelling house about 800 years ago. It has features such as various chambers, loopholes and seating niches. Every drive destroys these structures, which are hewn in clay or granite granules. This cultural asset must be protected. At the same time, the Erdstall Centre would like to present this topic to the public, both digital and analogously

There is a museum in Unterstetten (Grieskirchen district/Upper Austria); lectures and guided tours will take place there. There are about 30 drive-in Erdställe each in Upper Austria, Lower Austria and Bavaria. The purpose of these buildings is not clearly defined: refuge in case of robbery, pantry, cultic site. Comparative research of settlement movements, documents, and dating can distinguish between accurate and less accurate ideas.