Town Hall (Büdingen)
The historic town hall in Büdingen was rebuilt in 1458 on a stone basement of its predecessor, whereby the Rathausgasse was narrowed. The ground floor with its octagonal columns and mighty beams served as a shopping and market hall and the upper floor as a dance and playhouse and council chamber. After 1495 the high court of the Lords of Büdingen met on the upper floor as the central court of the county.
After 1490 the western gable was rebuilt as a solid stepped gable. The building also owes its imposing stepped gables to a later renovation . A special feature of the building's half-timbering is side stands with high wall struts, which extend their headbands over the collar beams on both sides of the ridge stand . The short struts are each connected to form two semicircles.
Externally, in addition to decorative elements, such as the coat of arms of the city lord Diether von Isenburg as the medieval infrastructure of the Stadtborn , framed by Gothic keel arches , a saint niche and below the town square , the "Büdinger Maß", which served as a unit for the upstream market.
Until 1968 the building was the seat of the Büdingen city administration. Today the town hall houses the “Heuson Museum”, which is supported by the Büdinger history association, and the meeting room of the town council of Büdingen. On the outer facade there is a cast-iron memorial plaque for the fellow citizens of the Jewish community in Büdingen who were persecuted and murdered during the time of the National Socialist dictatorship .
Front of the historic town hall with its imposing stepped gables
View of the town hall from the church tower
Memorial plaque for the fellow citizens of the Jewish community in Büdingen who were persecuted and murdered during the time of the National Socialist dictatorship
Stadtborn from 1828
Heraldry of the city lord Diether von Isenburg, father of the Archbishop of Mainz Diether von Isenburg
The " former rectory ", which adjoins the historic town hall in the east , was probably built in the first third of the 15th century . Its public purpose is well expressed through the open arbor. The tall building shows a multifaceted half-timbered structure. The end-to-end transom with “dovetail panels”, the overhanging storey with the external catches and the proportions of the windows are striking. Ludwig Eberling (* 1823, † 1898) was born in this building . As court gardener, Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden, he was the first to develop the neglected island of Mainau in Lake Constance and is considered to be the creator of today's flower island .
The building was rented as an apartment until the 1960s. The tenants like Käthe Mörschel, Mrs. Becker, were at the same time the hostel parents of the hostel operated by the city for hikers passing through. As part of the renovation of the old town, the building was renovated and given a new use. Today, part of the "Heuson Museum" and the wedding room of the municipal registry office are located in the rooms.
As part of the entire old town of Büdingen, the rectory is a protected cultural asset according to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict .
Web links
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Ed.): Town Hall In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen
Coordinates: 50 ° 17 '31.5 " N , 9 ° 7' 0.7" E