The municipality of Křinice, also known as Weckersdorf to the German-speaking population, is located in the north of the Czech Republic, on the border with Poland in the Star Mountains. The University of Königgrätz has put […]

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On the afternoon of 27 June, around 60 topothecaries followed the invitation of BHW Schallaburg to Schallaburg Castle for the annual Topothequers´s Day in Lower Austria. The meeting offered an entertaining exchange of […]

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On 27 June 2025, the Kärntner Bildungswerk and the Carinthian Provincial Archives organised an afternoon lecture at the Carinthian Provincial Archives entitled ‘Topotheques and the depiction of National Socialism, war and dictatorship’. […]

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The Topotheque team led by Jürgen Lamprecht and Andreas Jerlich has now scanned, indexed and put online over three thousand digital testimonies in the form of photos and documents. The aim of the exhibition is to […]

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The market town of Dimbach in the Mühlviertel region of Upper Austria has taken a step towards digitally archiving its history: Its municipal Topotheque is now available online. From now on, anyone interested can […]

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A wonderful example of the intergenerational function of a community topotheque is that of the municipality of Niederhollabrunn in Lower Austria. The voluntary work of Elli Wollinger and her colleagues […]

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The photos of the shared childhood and youth of the former residents of the “Kinderdorf Pöttsching” (Children‘s Village) have now found a digital home, where memories and stories can be revived. To mark the anniversary, the […]

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A wonderful example of how the cooperation of several local associations led to a Topotheque exhibition on 18 May 2025 and a social gathering of many interested people: The exhibition, conceived by the local […]

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Kirchschlag near Linz, a municipality in Upper Austria, has a rich history dating back to the Middle Ages. The first traces of human settlement can be found along old trade routes that ran through the region […]

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At a press conference, the town of St. Veit presented the new Topotheque to the assembled media representatives in the presence of State Councilor Daniel Fellner, Mayor Martin Kulmer, the director of the city museum Stefan […]

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