Archive of Vanished Places / Archiw zgubjonych jsow

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Documentation and exhibition centre and agricultural history collection

Building / plot situation

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In connection with the resettlement of the village of Horno to Forst (Lusatia), the idea arose to establish a central information centre that would scientifically document the history of those 137 places in Lusatia and their inhabitants that had to make way for open-cast mining in whole or in part since 1922 (over 25,000 people lost their homes during this period).

In a modern, multimedia presentation, topics such as the history of the Lusatian lignite mining area, the history and present of site demolitions, the effects of resettlement from a socio-cultural and ethnological point of view (Lusatia as a historical settlement area of the Sorbs / Wends) are conveyed. Also documented is the conflict in the process of resettling the community of Horno.

The centrepiece of the exhibition is a walk-through map in the form of a carpet that shows the entire Lusatian mining area. Visitors can use an interactive "Infosauger" to digitally navigate to all the disappeared places.