Old Town Hall (Hoyerswerda)

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Market square with the old town hall
Town hall 1986

The old town hall Hoyerswerda is a historic town hall building in the old town of Hoyerswerda . It was built in 1449 and restored in 1680 after several fires. Today it is a listed building.

construction

The town hall building consists of 3 floors and a small suggested turret in the middle. The town hall clock is located on this turret, the hands of which are covered with gold leaf. Below is the town hall stairs.

Todays use

When the district of Hoyerswerda was dissolved in 1996 and the city became a district, the New Town Hall was vacant. The city administration moved into this in the same year. Since then, only the mayor Stefan Skora, as well as the mayor for social affairs and the city's head of department have met in the old town hall. The atrium is used for exhibitions and the Ratskeller with a restaurant is located in the basement of the building.

Web links

Commons : Altes Rathaus  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Konrad Auerbach: Saxony
  2. ^ Cultural monuments in the Free State of Saxony - monument document. Saxony State Office for Monument Preservation, accessed on February 3, 2019 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 21 ″  N , 14 ° 14 ′ 36 ″  E