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Sophienburg Museum and Archives

The Sophienburg Museum and Archives is a public museum located in New Braunfels, Texas, United States. It was established in 1933 as a museum and library by residents of New Braunfels. The library section of the building would eventually be converted into the city's archive. It occupies the site of the former headquarters of the Adelsverein, the German colonization effort of Texas. The museum contains an extensive collection of artifacts which reflect the history and rich German-Texan heritage of the area. It is a Texas Historic Site.

History
Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, a German prince who served as Commissioner-General of the Adelsverein, ordered the construction of the "Sophienburg" () in 1845, named after his wife Princess Sophie. At that point, the Sophienburg was a log cabin constructed on a hilltop in what became New Braunfels. It comprises over 100,000 artifacts spread across a rotating collection of exhibits. Throughout 2019, the Sophienburg hosted an exhibit memorializing the impact of World War I on the majority-German town. It commemorated its 90th anniversary in 2023 with an outdoor celebration and the opening of three additional exhibits. In 2022 and 2025, the Texas Travels Awards named the Sophienburg Museum as its best big-market museum in Texas. == References ==
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