Old town hall Erwitte

Old town hall Erwitte

The old town hall is a listed secular building on Markt 15 in Erwitte in the Soest district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

History and architecture

The former courthouse of the Electorate of Cologne is a single-storey cube-shaped building over a high rubble stone base . It is accessed via an outside staircase and covered with a hipped roof. A coat of arms with the designation 1716 is located above the gable portal on the market side. The building was restored in 1983 and 2003. The interior consists of a hall with side rooms and a fireplace. Opposite the entrance, in a wall niche, stands the stone figure of Justitia . It is also marked 1716.

literature

• Georg Dehio , under the scientific direction of Ursula Quednau: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. North Rhine-Westphalia II Westphalia . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2

Web links

• History and photos (accessed April 5, 2012)

Coordinates: 51 ° 36 ′ 46.2 "  N , 8 ° 20 ′ 24.6"  E