Kurhaus (Bad Dürkheim)

Kurhaus
Kurhaus Bad Dürkheim, park side
Data
place	Bad Dürkheim
architect	Johann Bernhard Spatz
Architectural style	classical plastered building
Construction year	1822-1826
Coordinates	49 ° 27 '45 "  N , 8 ° 10' 5.1"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 27 '45 "  N , 8 ° 10' 5.1"  E

The Kurhaus is a classicist building in the district town of Bad Dürkheim .

history

It was built from 1822–1826 according to plans by Johann Bernhard Spatz (1782–1840) on the site of a baroque palace of the princes of Leiningen that burned down in 1794 , as a town hall and school building, in the classical style. The architect and district building inspector also designed the neighboring St. Ludwig's Church .

The building has served as a spa house since 1936. Today, in addition to the gastronomy (restaurant of the Kurpark Hotel) and lounges, it also houses the Bad Dürkheimer casino . It is a branch of the Bad Neuenahr casino .

On June 7, 1829, King Ludwig I of Bavaria and his wife Queen Therese visited the city, where they were received by District President Joseph von Stichaner together with General Karl August von Beckers zu Westerstetten in front of today's Kurhaus. When entering the building, the entrance stairs were sprinkled with flowers. The royal couple dined here in the house and greeted the citizens from the balcony above the main entrance.

Building stock

It is an elongated, two-storey building in the so-called "Weinbrennerstil" , with a triangular gable facing the front and facing today's spa gardens . On the south wall there is an inscription to commemorate the building and the previous castle.

literature

• Julius Faulhaber: 100 Years of Bad Dürkheim Town House , in: Bad Dürkheimer Tageblatt of January 13, 1927
• Georg Feldmann: The four Bad Dürkheim town halls , in: Bad Dürkheimer Woche No. 43 u. No. 44, 1979

Web links

Commons : Kurhaus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the city of Bad Dürkheim with its own section on the history of the Kurhaus

Individual evidence

1. ^ Georg Feldmann: Communication on Johann Bernhard Spatz , in: Pfälzer Heimat , Speyer, born 1981, p. 79
2. ^ Report of the journey of Her Majesties King Ludwig and Queen Therese of Bavaria in the Rhine District from June 7 to 14, 1829 , Zweibrücken, 1829, pp. 41–47; (Digital scan)