City Hall (Heilbronn)

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Heilbronn town hall, main building (rebuilt main part of the old town hall destroyed in World War II )
Schematic plan of the building complex
Heilbronn town hall, south wing of the extension buildings (new buildings)
Heilbronn town hall, extensions (new buildings),
the main building on the left

The town hall in Heilbronn is located roughly in the center of the historic center of Heilbronn . Its main building is the main part of the Old Town Hall, which was rebuilt after being destroyed in World War II . A four-wing, modern building complex is attached to this, which encloses the ruins of the old city archive from the 18th century , which have been transformed into a hall of honor .

Location and surroundings

The town hall is located on the northern edge of the market square, which, in addition to the old town hall building with the Kilian's Church and the Käthchenhaus, is lined by other very old buildings. Lohtorstraße (formerly Judengasse ) is located at the rear of the town hall complex .

history

An older town hall building near the church fountain (Siebenröhrenbrunnen) is described ( “around 1535 an even older town hall building near the church fountain was destroyed by fire” ). The story of a town hall in Heilbronn, known to us today, begins with the mention of a town hall on Kirchbrunnenstrasse, with the Kilian's Church in the area of ​​the west tower and an older market square further west. In contrast, today's neighboring market square was initially built over with a farm yard. The building of today's Heilbronn town hall on Kaiserstraße, which was destroyed in the war , was once adjacent to the Kieselmarkt, where Lammgasse and Lohtorstraße (formerly Judengasse ), two historical main streets of the market town, met. With the synagogue (1357), the ritual baths and the cemetery of the Heilbronn Jews, the Kieselmarkt was the center of the Jewish community in Heilbronn in the late Middle Ages. After the city ban for Jews in the late 15th century, the area was acquired by the imperial city of Heilbronn and built over.

Architecture and furnishings

Main building

During the post-war reconstruction, only the exterior architecture of the main part of the old town hall was restored. This included his gallery and the astronomical art clock .

Extension buildings

Northwest Wing (1954)

Northwest Wing (1954) Heinrich Röhm
South wing (1957–59) Rudolf Gabel
Northeast wing (1957–59) Rudolf Gabel

A first new building was built as the northwest wing Lohtorstrasse / Rathausgasse in 1954 to the north as a simple L-shaped extension according to plans by Heinrich Röhm .

"[The] gable field above the entrance on the market square [is] architecturally ... a certain repetition of the clock gable on the historic town hall ... in a modest and different way ..."
The column of the open town hall on the market square is "emphasized by a richer version" .

South and Northeast Wing (1957–59)

In a supraregional competition on June 15, 1954, chaired by P. Bonatz and with the participation of the external judges Schmidt ( Stuttgart ), Grund (Darmstadt) and Steiner (Zurich), the plans of Dr.-Ing. R. Gabel excellent. A "bitter controversy" broke out over this award-winning design: "In the years 1955 to 1958 it was the ... extension that moved the minds ... The old, historic town hall [was] long too small ..."

The shell construction began on October 19, 1959, the topping-out ceremony took place on November 4, 1960. By 1962, a spacious extension with three wings to the east was erected, which closes an inner courtyard around the archive ruins that once marked the northeast corner of the building complex. The outer walls on the ground floor were clad with Mooser shell limestone panels, the upper floors were clad with Tengen shell limestone panels, both of which go well with the sandstone masonry of the “old historic town hall”. The reinforced concrete columns on the market square and those in the arcade on Lohtorstrasse were clad in natural stone mosaic from Blasius Spreng ; the columns of the open town hall on the market square were "emphasized by a richer design" . There are three steps through the open hall from the market square to the Schmuckhof. In the courtyard, a mosaic pattern in a slope indicates the exit from the jewelry courtyard on Lohtorstrasse. The south wing with its gable field forms a reception of the clock gable of the astronomical clock, which is located on the old, historical part of the Heilbronn town hall. It is a "gable field above the entrance on the market square ... which ... architecturally ... represents a certain repetition of the clock gable on the historic town hall, but in a modest and different way, explains the builder [Rudolf Gabel]."

Interior design

Entrance area and entrance hall

Destroyed in the Second World War, a new entrance area and entrance hall were created in 1953. Contributing artists were H.Röhm / W.Lutz / F.Nuss / A.Schaller. The main entrance to the old building is on the open gallery on the first floor. At the suggestion of the building councilor Heinrich Röhm, the locksmith's shop Willy Lutz designed the skylight of the entrance with a stylized eagle by Werner Holzbächer , master blacksmith . From there you can enter the 126 m², two-aisled entrance hall, which extends over the entire depth of the old building of 23 m. The hall receives light from the courtyard side through a three-part, 3 m high glass window. This group of windows on the pedestal of the stairs to the large council chamber is an eye-catcher for every visitor and was cut by Fritz Nuss . From the entrance hall, a 3.5 m wide stone staircase leads over the above-mentioned platform between walls to the upper hall, which runs along the large council chamber. Large-format slabs of Jura marble, German-yellow and gray, were used as the floor covering in all halls, the latter also as friezes and as a covering for the main staircase. The color accent of the upper hall is formed by three round columns in monochrome, dark Pompeian-red stucco marble, a work by master plasterer Anton Schaller, Neuhausen adF. Special attention was paid to the lighting attached to the red columns - "the M-shaped curved fluorescent tubes ... which look like a crown of light the pillars comprise ”. The railing around the stairwell is made of wrought iron, painted gray and white with brass fittings and a brass handrail and twisted, pine-like knobs.

Boardrooms

Great council chamber

In 1953 another large council chamber was built. Contributing artists were H. Röhm, AW Sauter and F. Nuss. The design for the large council chamber comes from Röhm. The council chamber can be entered from the hall through two double-leaf doors, made of oak on the outside and armor on the inside . The door has a sandstone wall. The council chamber is 13 m wide and 19 m long. The clear height is 7.6 m to the lower edge of the coffered ceiling. Fritz Nuss took care of the relief of the overhangs in the Great Council Chamber in 1953. The massive, deeply blended masonry closes off a wide sandstone belt at eaves height. Above it rises the wooden ceiling with a trapezoidal cross-section. The sloping side surfaces are divided into horizontal posts. The ceiling plan has a length of 25 m from the east to the west gable and is divided into square cassettes. The ribs are stained a little gray, the rims contrasted light. A heraldic eagle from 1593, rescued from the destroyed chancellery building, was attached to the top of the east gable: “The old eagle, which I ... reassembled and which is up here ... as a symbol in the gable, should remind us and remind us that we are not for today and tomorrow , but plan over generations, and that today we create the home for tomorrow. "This " maintains ... the constant connection between the old and the new Heilbronn " . In the Great Council Chamber there are two wall panels on the front. These panels consist of thin braided brass on which there are highly stylized ornaments made of brass wire and brass sheet. One work symbolizes the symbols of trade, industry and shipping, while the other work is supposed to represent the symbols of agriculture and viticulture. The graphic artist AW Sauter created this . To the west, the mayor's room lies across the council chamber. Above is the 78 m² gallery for the audience. In the three windows of the west gable you can see windows with the coats of arms of various Heilbronn families, which were rebuilt from the old town hall in good time and in 1953. The hall is only indirectly lit. Above the sandstone belt at eaves height, a cove in brass and white-sprayed sheet metal juts 40 cm into the room. Behind it, the three rows of fluorescent tubes with reflectors and beams cover the ceiling. The hall floor is panel parquet in oak with smoked friezes. The panel, table and wall panel are made of elm. The parapet of the gallery in the council chamber is covered with red Azella material. The seating in the hall is in red cowhide leather and embossed with the city arms. There are large coats of arms in the large council chamber. The left heraldic carpet shows the city seal from 1265, on the right the heraldic carpet with an adapted Württ. Seal with "artificial" inscription into which the year 1262 was obviously integrated by HN.

Small council chamber

Since the council chamber was destroyed in the Second World War, the small council chamber was built in 1953, based on a design by Röhm. The small council chamber is accessible from the hall. There is a large horseshoe-shaped table in the hall. A large blackboard is built into the open side for demonstration purposes. The ceiling and all woodwork are made of oak. The chairs are covered with blue-green cowhide leather. The walls are tinted light green. There are portraits of former honorary citizens and mayors.

Archives room

In 1962 the archive hall was built on the upper floor of the old city archive building according to plans by Rudolf Gabel . White walls and light ash wood define the room. The painting David by Heinrich Friedrich Füger was hung on the white north wall . The figure of St. Urban from the property of the city archives was attached to the window wall . A painting by the mayor of Heilbronn, Gottlob Moriz Christian von Wacks, was hung on the small window wall .

OB room

The new Lord Mayor's Room was created in 1953 with the help of P.Bonfert / R.Hohly. The design for the mayor's room comes from the architect Peter Bonfert from Stuttgart. The floor plan of the room is an elongated rectangle and is located in the south-west corner of the council chamber floor. With two windows it faces the market square and three windows face the Rathausgasse. Since the gallery ceiling is above the OB room, the room has a vaulted ceiling. The walls, including the window niches, are paneled with German walnut up to the ceiling. Against the side of the council chamber there is a wall unit across the whole front; however, there is a recess where there is a low seating area. In the door to the anteroom, two beautiful inlaid panels were installed, which come from the Fleinertor pharmacy and are the last art carpenter's work from Alt-Heilbronn. The city coat of arms is inlaid as an inlay above the door. The furniture is upholstered in green leather, the low seating area is upholstered in wool. The room is illuminated from a large round ceiling shell. In 1956, a window created by the artist Richard Hohly found a place in the Lord Mayor's room. It is a transparent glass mosaic without lead and was donated by the German Viticulture Association of the city of Heilbronn to commemorate the 1954 Viticulture Congress. It shows a "naturalistic motif from viticulture, on top of which an abstract mosaic with different colors was placed, which in an arabesque-like play overcomes the figurative".

Ratskeller

After the destruction in World War II, a new Ratskeller was built with the help of H.Röhm and H.Pfeiffer. The design for the Ratskeller comes from Röhm. A competition was called for the sculptural decoration of the keystones of the vault and the friezes around the columns. Finally, the sculptor Hans Pfeiffer from Bernstein, Horb district, received the order. The theme of the sculptural figures on the keystones was the happy side of tavern life, eating, drinking, making music. The friezes symbolize scenes from the history of the city and well-known proverbs and sayings.

In the town hall
cellar at the Stein pillar you can see the colorful rows of the city's history.

In gray times it already begins:
St. Kilian baptizes the son of Franconia.

The imperial city pride, the citizen honor.
Surrounds the city with ramparts and weirs.

The only legend is that the poet sings about it,
From the great pike, from the Käthchen von Heilbronn.

Götz of the councilor played along badly.
The farmer with the morning star is also angry.

Hans Schweiner builds the Kiliansturm so firmly.
But the plague rages in the alleys below.

Landsknecht often threatened the city,
shipping and trade suffer hardship.

But the city grows and blossoms and flourishes
through civil diligence and civil unity,

Until bombs suddenly fall that night.
Destroyed the whole city.

The new construction of the city is now successful!
The ring on the capital is rounded off.

Wedding room

Destroyed in the Second World War, a new wedding room was built in 1953 with the help of P. Bonfert, W. Lutz, M. Fitzen-Wohnsiedler and P. Bruckmann. The design for the wedding room comes from the architect Peter Bonfert from Stuttgart. A work by Werner Holzbächer adorns the entrance to the wedding room . The wedding room is opposite the Small Council Chamber and is 46 m² in size. It looks cheerful and light. Doors, panels and table are made of antique-colored cherry wood. The ceiling mirror was tinted gently gray to red and is framed by a finely structured stucco profile. The floor is covered with green velor. The vases and the ink stuff are the work of Maria Fitzen-Wohnsiedler . The ceiling crown with silver-plated ceiling spotlights and the wall lights were created in the Peter Bruckmann workshop based on our own design . The artistic design of the relief in the wedding room was carried out by Professor Fritz Nuss from Strümpfelbach in 1953.

In 1958 a 1.80 × 2.40 m "Heilbronn carpet", an appliqué embroidery, was hung on the wall behind the registrar's place in the wedding room. The work was created by Mrs. Friedel Breitenbach, who has repeatedly shown her works of art at the exhibitions of the Heilbronner Künstlerbund. The tapestry shows a historical view of the city of Heilbronn, based on a copper engraving by Matthäus Merian . The well-known Heilbronn town seal from 1265 can be seen in the upper right corner. In the foreground you can see the Neckar, on which there are two ships. A ship is unmanned and rests against the Hefenweiler. The other ship has swollen sails, a wedding couple and their guests are in it.

painting

Today's picture gallery in the town hall includes portraits of mayors and honorary citizens:

  • Oil painting of the Lord Mayor:

Sculptures

Werner Holzbächer

At the suggestion of the building councilor Heinrich Röhm, the locksmith Willy Lutz designed the skylight of the entrance through Werner Holzbächer , master blacksmith . This received an inscription on two horizontal wrought-iron strips, City Hall of Heilbronn with a stylized eagle. Josef Riede from Heilbronn describes the stylized eagle that expresses "simple highness" . The eagle figure shows that “old and modern can very well stand side by side” . Since 1957, the entrance to the wedding room has been adorned by a blacksmith's work by master blacksmith Werner Holzbächer of the W. Lutz company. This work depicts an angel making music and cheering and was acquired by Mayor Meyle from the Christmas exhibition of the Heilbronn Artists' Association.

Fritz Melis

Stadtadler by Fritz Melis

An eagle sculpture by Fritz Melis is emblazoned on the facade of the south wing on the market square .

Blasius Spreng

Various sculptures by Spreng were installed on the north wing in 1963 at the corner of Lohtorstrasse and Kieselmarkt . On the inside, the group of sculptures shows a white man (left) and a bureaucrat on the mountain of files (right). The group on the outside is intended to indicate the importance of the city of Heilbronn as the second largest German wine-growing community. The male figure (right) shows Bacchus with a staff, grapes and wine jug, next to him a bacchante with staff and vine leaves. The two figures sit in "a vineyard vat ". On the left a “wine blissful” figure who “has a fish body, probably as a personification of the Neckar ” . A grape with vine leaves hangs in bronze on the corner. Stylistically, the sculptures can be compared with carnival fountain figures by the same artist. Helmut Schmolz sees the work of art as evidence of the humor and self-criticism of the Heilbronn city council - "The attachment of the work shows that the Heilbronn city administration can view itself humorously and ironically".

The municipal employee Werner Gauß described the work of art in a poem:

poem Sculptural groups by Blasius Spreng


The bureaucrat is enthroned on a mountain of files on the right, a crouched
dwarf on the left,
leaning against a wire.
Above him -
oh dear Heaven - threatening with raised foot
the popular "official white horse" who has to
guard the house.
Around the corner three figures,
who are also holding the wire
and waving their thin arms
merrily, blinking their eyes. -
See, oh friend, the proof
that the old man
is a really clever man
who can mock himself!

Hn-rathaus-bachantinnen, variant a.jpg
Allegories of Heilbronn as a wine and Neckar city :
the male figure (right) depicts Bacchus with a staff and wine jug (formerly in the right hand?). Next to him is a Bachantin with a staff and vine leaves. Bacchus and Bachantin are sitting in a vineyard tub . On the left a “wine blissful” figure with a fish body, probably as an allegory of the Neckar . In the corner there is a bronze grape and a large vine leaf .
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Amtsschimmel :
"Amtsschimmel" (left) and under the raised hoof a crouching files old man. On the right the bureaucrat on the mountain of files.

Jewelry and "Schmuckhof"

Blasius Spreng not only adorned the pillars and parapets of the balconies of the town hall, the entire floor of the courtyard was also decorated with a mosaic, which is why it is also called the "jewelry courtyard".

  • Schmuckhof

  • Town hall fountain with marble from Portugal ( Estremoz , Borba , Vila Viçosa ). Cladding on the ground floor with Mooser shell limestone panels

  • Three steps lead through the open hall from the market square to the jewelery courtyard, which has a mosaic floor by Blasius Spreng. The upper floors were clad with Schillkalk from Tengen .

  • At the market square: The decorated pillars support an open hall through which you get to the jewelry courtyard.

reception

The Stuttgarter Zeitung criticizes the “ascetic rigor” of the new building. Hans Franke compares the new buildings with the work of the Stuttgart architect Egon Freyer or the Heilbronn architect Richard Schmeißer, assumes that the architect Rudolf Gabel has a “fundamental urban planning error” and assigns his work to the “simplest traditionalism ”. He criticizes the contrast between the old, historical Renaissance building and the modern new building:

“There is probably no doubt that this building, alongside the flawless and spacious new buildings [by the architects Egon Freyer or Schmeisser] ... cannot exist ... Both [architects] would not have made the fundamental urban planning mistake that Dr. Fork held upright; they would not have brutally pushed the new building against the structure of the old town hall ... what Gabel built is an outspoken traditionalism ... Now this cold, sober house stands before us, next to the great building of the Renaissance a poor sausage, without character, style or compelling Form ... If you as a visitor overcome the first shock at the sight of the renaissance building and the new building, you get the second at the sight of the colorful ... mosaics, and then the third is the courtyard ... What is looming there is, in turn, the relapse into the simplest traditionalism in which Heilbronn is apparently so big ... ( Hans Franke ) "

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Web links

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

literature

  • Alexander Renz, Susanne Schlösser: Chronicle of the city of Heilbronn. Volume VII: 1952-1957. Heilbronn 1996:
    • Entrance hall,
      pp. 117, 233, 246, 253.
    • Extension,
      pp. 4, 13, 82, 95, 96, 175, 367, 460.
    • Large Council Chamber,
      pp. 117, 120, 121, 138, 149, 155, 167, 190, 233, 238, 247, 272, 281, 283, 301, 302, 310, 311, 327, 328, 338, 348, 353 , 406, 411, 420, 426, 427, 434, 458.
    • Main entrance,
      p. 182.
    • Small Council Chamber,
      pp. 101, 154, 196, 235, 252, 261, 273, 281, 358, 374, 381, 415, 436, 445, 452, 460, 462.
    • Wedding room,
      pp. 100, 117, 135.
    • Ratskeller,
      pp. 45, 57, 75, 80, 86, 97, 101, 109, 110, 114, 115, 120, 124, 126, 128, 136, 137, 141, 146, 152, 155, 159, 168, 169, 170, 183, 194, 201, 221, 223, 233, 237, 244, 246, 251, 256, 257, 259, 263276, 306, 308, 309, 324, 327, 331.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Association for Tourism Heilbronn [Tourist Association] (ed.): Guide through the town hall and Kilian's Church in Heilbronn. Schell'sche Buchdruckerei, Victor Kraemer Heilbronn, 1907–1910 [Heilbronn City Archives, Heuss database, archive signature L006-Hc 2 Fue-1910], p. 4.
  2. ^ Willi Zimmermann: The building history of the Heilbronn town hall in the Heilbronn Historical Association. 20. Publication. Heilbronn 1951.
  3. ↑ Hans Franke: History and Fate of the Jews in Heilbronn. From the Middle Ages to the time of the National Socialist persecution (1050–1945). Heilbronn City Archives, Heilbronn 1963, ISBN 3-928990-04-7 , p. 35.
  4. ↑ a b Rudi Fritz: In the heart of Heilbronn . In: Special supplement of the Heilbronner Voice on the occasion of the completion of the extension building . Heilbronn February 10, 1962.
  5. ↑ a b c d e The extension . In: Neckar-Echo . No. 38 . Heilbronn February 17, 1962, p. 11 .
  6. ↑ Julius Fekete, Simon Haag, Adelheid Hanke, Daniela Naumann: Monument topography Baden-Württemberg Volume I.5 Stadtkreis Heilbronn. Theiss, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1988-3 , p. 116 and p. 117.
  7. ↑ a b Julius Fekete, Simon Haag, Adelheid Hanke, Daniela Naumann: Monument Topography Baden-Württemberg Volume I.5 Stadtkreis Heilbronn. Theiss, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1988-3 , p. 117.
  8. ^ Julius Fekete: Art and cultural monuments in the city and district of Heilbronn. Theiss, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8062-1662-2 , p. 42.
  9. ↑ a b c d Heinrich Röhm: Our town hall has been rebuilt . In: Official Journal for the city and district of Heilbronn . 23, Volume 9, June 5, 1953, p. 4 .
  10. ↑ a b c d e special supplement for the Heilbronn district. Official journal for the city and district of Heilbronn from June 26, 1953 No. 26.
  11. ↑ a b c The Heilbronn town hall. New and larger emerged from rubble. A short tour / The consultation rooms - the Lord Mayor's room . In: Special supplement to the Neckar Echo . No. 129 , June 6, 1953, pp. 1 .
  12. ↑ Alexander Renz, Susanne locks: Chronicle of the city of Heilbronn. Volume VII: 1952-1957. Heilbronn 1996, p. 117.
  13. ↑ Official Gazette for the City and District of Heilbronn from April 4, 1963 No. 14 13 years of collaboration in the reconstruction of Heilbronn .
  14. ↑ Helmut Schmolz, Hubert Weckbach: Heilbronn - history and life of a city. 2nd Edition. Anton H. Konrad Verlag, Weißenhorn 1973. No. 153 [Reichsstädtischer coat of arms eagle in the large conference room of the town hall, photo 1971]
  15. ↑ hf: Wall paneling in the Great Council Chamber . In: Neckar-Echo . No. 140 , June 19, 1953, p. 5-6 .
  16. ↑ Wall paneling in the Great Council Chamber . In: Neckar-Echo . No. 283 , June 19, 1953, pp. 6 .
  17. ↑ Second "Small Council Chamber" invites you to fruitful councilors' activities . In: Heilbronn voice . No. 134 , June 13, 1962, pp. 4 .
  18. ↑ Heilbronn voice . No. 125 , June 2, 1956, pp. 3 .
  19. ↑ Heilbronn voice . No. 283 , November 4, 1952, pp. 4 . , Heilbronn voice . No. 222 , September 23, 1952, pp. 2 .
  20. ↑ Alexander Renz, Susanne locks: Chronicle of the city of Heilbronn. Volume VII: 1952-1957. Heilbronn 1996, wedding room, p. 117.
  21. ↑ Trauzimmer_Rathaus.jpg ( Memento from August 1, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  22. ↑ heilbronn.de ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.heilbronn.de
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  24. ↑ Official Journal for the City and District of Heilbronn of September 26, 1958 No. 39, p. 1.
  25. ↑ a b c d e f g h Heilbronn City Archives, Heuss database, search term: picture gallery in the town hall, ZS-4870
  26. ↑ a b c d e f g h sh: Mayor of Heilbronn. Who painted whom and when? In: Neckar Express . No. 49 , December 8, 1999, pp. 11 .
  27. ^ Helmut Schmolz, Hubert Weckbach: History and life of the city of Heilbronn. Konrad-Verlag, Heilbronn 1973, No. 444
  28. ↑ a b c d Siegfried Schilling: Heilbronn local politician in an artist portrait . In: Neckar Express . No. 28 , July 20, 1999, p. 1 .
  29. ^ Helmut Schmolz, Hubert Weckbach: History and Life of the City of Heilbronn Konrad-Verlag, Heilbronn 1973, No. 329
  30. ↑ Alexander Renz, Susanne locks: Chronicle of the city of Heilbronn. Volume VII: 1952-1957. Heilbronn 1996, p. 182.
  31. ^ A b Josef Riede, Heilbronn: Encounters with artists from our homeland. Werner Holzbächer, the painting blacksmith . In: Not a beautiful country . No. 4 , November 15, 1962, p. 3 .
  32. ↑ Heilbronn voice . No. 285 , December 10, 1957, pp. 3 .
  33. ↑ a b Official Journal for the City and District of Heilbronn of October 4, 1962 No. 40, Volume 18, p. 1.
  34. ↑ Heilbronn voice . No. 177 , August 24, 1965, p. 9 .
  35. ^ A b Helmut Schmolz , Hubert Weckbach: Heilbronn - history and life of a city. 2nd Edition. Anton H. Konrad Verlag, Weißenhorn 1973. No. 323 [Der Amtsschimmel, 1963]
  36. ↑ Grid pattern next to Renaissance . In: Stuttgarter Zeitung . March 15, 1962.
  37. ↑ a b Hans Franke : Town hall extension and hall of honor from an urban and artistic point of view . In: Neckar-Echo . No. 107 . Heilbronn May 10, 1962, p. 4 .

Coordinates: 49 ° 8 ′ 33 ″  N , 9 ° 13 ′ 6.5 ″  E