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This lime kiln is a facsimile of a kiln which still stands in Lenggries. A stone vestibule with a pitch roof is linked with the combustion chamber and chimney. The lime burned here was used to produce mortar, to paint walls and as a fertiliser. Burning lime was a profitable sideline for farmers.
This lime kiln is a facsimile of a kiln which still stands in Lenggries. A stone vestibule with a pitch roof is linked with the combustion chamber and chimney. The lime burned here was used to produce mortar, to paint walls and as a fertiliser. Burning lime was a profitable sideline for farmers.

T10 Lime kiln
with wood shed and lime pits

District: Bad Tölz - Wolfratshausen
Municipality: Lenggries
Type of Building: lime kiln

This lime kiln is a facsimile of a kiln which still stands in Lenggries. A stone vestibule with a pitch roof is linked with the combustion chamber and chimney. The lime burned here was used to produce mortar, to paint walls and as a fertiliser. Burning lime was a profitable sideline for farmers. “Stone pickers” had the task of collecting limestone, which could be found on the riverbed of the upper Isar. The principal buyers of lime were towns and abbeys. Farmers also needed limestone for masonry and the annual whitewashing of walls. When industrial lime production took hold towards the end of the 19th century, the lime kiln rapidly became less important. The replica lime kiln here is functional and is used to produce limestone for the needs of the Open Air Museum. A woodshed and lime pits round off the museum’s display of the burning process.