New Town Hall (Kleinlangheim)
The New Town Hall (address Hauptstrasse 15 , formerly house number 85) in Kleinlangheim in Lower Franconia is the representative administrative seat and landmark of the community. The so-called old town hall was part of the Kleinlangheimer Kirchenburg and still serves as a gatehouse to the complex.
history
The history of the New Town Hall in Kleinlangheim is closely linked to that of the place. As the place of the Margraves of Ansbach, Kleinlangheim rose to become a large, economically important village from the 14th century. This was also reflected in the granting of market rights in 1427. Kleinlangheim was thus an important sales market for the towns in the area and the population built a fortification and its own town hall.
The first town hall was built around 1485 and, as a gatehouse, was part of the churchyard fortifications, the so-called fortified church of Kleinlangheim. In 1530, the residents adopted the Lutheran denomination , and the growing self-confidence found its expression in the subsequent period in the relocation of the town hall in front of the fortified church. In 1534/1535 the town hall “im dem Kirchhoff” was mentioned for the first time, only after the warlike involvement of the German Peasants' War and the Second Margravial War did the move take place.
The year 1558 appears in an inscription on the building, which probably indicates the construction time of the New Town Hall. The juxtaposition of two town halls repeatedly led to difficulties in research on the buildings. The two buildings were often equated and the newer building in front of the fortified church was relocated to the 15th century. The old town hall was converted into a grain floor in the 18th century , and school children were taught here later .
The New Town Hall was built as a half-timbered building and only received the typical arcade on the ground floor in the 18th century . The jury met in the house, but market stalls were also housed here. Later, the community also moved the public cattle scale here. Since the establishment of the Großlangheim administrative association, the building has lost its function as the center of the town. The New Town Hall has been classified as an architectural monument by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments .
Architecture and interior design
The New Town Hall presents itself as a hipped roof building on the eaves, facing the main thoroughfare of Kleinlangheim. It has two floors. The arcade on the ground floor, which was built in the 18th century and equipped with seven columns, is characteristic. The upper floor was plastered, but is made with half-timbering. The main portal, which faces west, was made with a skylight . It ends with a sweeping cornice .
The interior of the town hall still has the original room layout. In the 21st century, the large boardroom, which is dominated by an old stove , was renovated . It has cast iron panels from 1717. In the east of the hall several drawings have been preserved in the compartments of the half-timbering. All the figures shown are dressed in 16th century costume . Particularly impressive is the figure of a so-called wedding loader who organized the celebrations. An inscription next to the bride and groom reads: “I love you a little / from the heart / or not at all”.
See also
literature
- Hans Bauer: The Kitzinger Land. Valuables, monuments, curiosities. Volume 1 . Volkach 2004.
- Reinhard Hüßner: plums, cattle markets and two town halls. Small characteristic of the village of Kleinlangheim . In: Yearbook for the district of Kitzingen. In the spell of the Schwanberg 2010 . Dettelbach 2010. pp. 185-208.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hüßner, Reinhard: prunes, cattle markets and two town halls . P. 199.
- ^ Bauer, Hans: The Kitzinger Land. Volume 1 . P. 99.
Coordinates: 49 ° 46 ′ 14 " N , 10 ° 17 ′ 9.3" E