Amtshaus (Grünsfeld)
The office building in Grünsfeld , a Franconian town in the Main-Tauber district in the northeast of Baden-Württemberg , was built in 1596. The half-timbered house at Schloßstraße 9 is a protected monument .
history
In 1502 Dorothea von Rieneck submitted her property to the Würzburg Monastery in order to preserve the inheritance for her son Johann IV (1487–1531). The Bishopric practiced the advocacies and the Landgrave of Leuchtenberg were the rule Grunfeld invested . When Maximilian Adam (1621–1646) died childless, the rule of Grünsfeld fell to the diocese of Würzburg.
The office building, marked in the door frame with the year 1596, was the seat of the prince-bishop's office of Würzburg until the secularization in 1803 .
description
The two-storey gable roof building has magnificent stucco ceilings from the 17th century and a baroque staircase from the 18th century. The half-timbered structure is adorned on the street side by St. Andrew's crosses , man figures and decorative carvings under a window on the upper floor. The courtyard arch has a wedge with a grimacing head and is marked with the year 1691.
Todays use
In 1990 the city of Grünsfeld bought the building and after extensive renovation work the local history museum was set up in it, which is managed by the Kulturverein Grünsfeld eV .
There are numerous sacred art objects in the museum. There is also a collection of locks, fittings and cash boxes as well as many other sights. Changing special exhibitions are offered several times a year.
literature
- City of Grünsfeld (Hrsg.): City of Grünsfeld in the Madonnenländchen , 3rd edition, no year
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Coordinates: 49 ° 36 ′ 30 " N , 9 ° 44 ′ 45" E