Town Hall (Gemmingen)

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Town hall in Gemmingen

The town hall in Gemmingen in the district of Heilbronn was built in 1902/03 in the style of eclecticism with rich architectural decorations and was once also a post office and syringe house.

history

Old town hall in Gemmingen, built in 1751

After the old town hall from 1752, which is still preserved in Gemmingen, became too small, the present town hall was built as a two-story brick building in 1902/03 on the site of the abandoned Gemmingen upper castle . The town hall was completely renovated from 1991 to 1995 and expanded with a historicizing new building behind it.

description

The town hall is a two-story brick building with a centrally arranged balcony and gable under a hipped roof . The numerous sandstone applications on the south facade, which are characterized as tracery windows , eyelashes , cornices , parapets , etc. are remarkable .

literature

  • Ulrich Kopp: The Kraichgaugemeinde Gemmingen. A description of the place at the turn of the millennium . Gemmingen community, Gemmingen 2000, ISBN 3-00-007335-3 , pp. 68/69.

Web links

Commons : City Hall  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 49 ° 9 '22.6 "  N , 8 ° 59' 3.9"  E