Staberger Straße 10

Following a shake-up in 1883 of the higher education system in Prussia, Luedenscheid’s leaders also began to think about new premises for the local boy’s high school. The new building at Staberg was christened in 1890. Tight budget considerations meant that initially only the classrooms facing the street could be erected. The classrooms facing out of the building’s rear were built in the years that followed.

The school received the name it carries today, “Zeppelin-Gymnasium”, on January 1st, 1930, in honour of Luedenscheid resident Carl Berg, who was a driving force in the development and construction of the zeppelin.

A weather station has been in continuous operation with a few interruptions at the building since the end of the 19th century, providing climate and environmental data to a variety of institutions, including the climate service, the police, construction companies and Luedenscheid’s city administration.

The school has protected monument status, and since its reconstruction it has continued to be used as an upper level high school.

The work of the Ursula Scherrer and Kurt Laurenz Theinert will be on display at the “Zeppelin Gymnasium” location.

This location is accessible by wheelchair.