Old Town Hall (Mölln)
The old town hall of Mölln was built from 1373 in the brick Gothic style . In addition to the Lübeck town hall , it is the only Gothic town hall in Schleswig-Holstein .
Building history
The town hall building mainly dates from the second half of the 14th century and was built at the time when the town of Mölln had already been pledged to the Hanseatic city of Lübeck by Duke Albrecht V of Saxony-Lauenburg in 1359 for lack of money . The town hall was burned down with the whole town in 1409 by Duke Erich IV of Saxony-Lauenburg and then rebuilt with the help of Lübeck. The architectural style and execution therefore show the strong Lübeck influence and Mölln's participation in the wealth that came to the city through the trade connection between Lüneburg and Lübeck via the Alte Salzstrasse and the Stecknitz and Delvenau rivers . The building is listed as an eaves house with two floors. On the north and south side there are stepped gables in the Gothic style, which are provided with pointed arches. The north gable from 1373 is a little richer than the south gable. In particular, the black glazed brick has been preserved on the north gable, which in Lübeck indicates the importance and proximity of a building to the council. The south gable, however, was remodeled in a neo-Gothic style during a renovation in 1896. An open porch was added to the market in 1475, which contains the court arbor. This porch is facing the market with a Gothic stepped gable, in front of which the large outside staircase leads to the higher cemetery of the dominating Nicolaikirche .
city Museum
The former town hall is now used as a city museum and operated together with the Eulenspiegel Museum in one of the historic half-timbered houses on the other side of the market. The Ratskeller with its Gothic vaults is leased as a restaurant.
literature
- Hartwig Beseler (ed.): Art-Topography Schleswig-Holstein. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1974, p. 363 f.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 37 ′ 49 ″ N , 10 ° 41 ′ 28.9 ″ E