Town hall (Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm)
The town hall , built in the neo-Gothic style between 1865 and 1868, with its pointed tower gives the main square of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm a characteristic finish on the east side. This building is a counterpoint to the west side of the main square, which is dominated by the parish church of St. John the Baptist and the House of Encounter . In addition, it is part of a monument ensemble (monument number E-1-86-143-1) and is itself a protected architectural monument (monument number D-1-86-143-10) - together with the other peripheral buildings on the main square .
history
The former Heiliggeistspital and the former Heiliggeistspitalkirche were located where the town hall stands from 1388 to the 1860s. However, after the secularization of 1802, the hospital and church became meaningless and increasingly fell into disrepair. Since the city urgently needed a new hospital, the buildings of the newly dissolved Franciscan monastery on the upper main square were acquired and used as a new hospital. The former monastery church thus became the new hospital church.
Since the city had only had a private building as a town hall since 1865, it was decided to tear down the old Church of the Holy Spirit immediately and build a town hall on this site. Franz Xaver Beyschlag , a student of the well-known Munich architect Friedrich von Gärtner, was commissioned with the construction . On May 26th, 1868, the 50th anniversary of the Bavarian constitution, the town hall was inaugurated.
Use of the building
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In the accessible tower, the two bells of the old Heiliggeistspitalkirche have been raised and are a reminder of the earlier use of the square. As in the previous building, the new town hall originally housed a police station and fire extinguishers.
Another special facility was the municipal hop scale, which was used until 1939. The holding cell in the basement achieved notoriety. This was set up during the Third Reich by the Pfaffenhofen police master who abused Polish slave laborers.
Nowadays the great ballroom on the second floor is used for city council meetings and numerous official events. The registry office and the citizens' office of the city of Pfaffenhofen are also located in the town hall.
Refurbishment by 2008
From 2006 to 2008 the building was completely renovated and its shape and color were restored to its original state of 1868. The large ballroom on the second floor now has its original appearance from the 19th century. It is adorned with painting portraits of the Bavarian kings Max I, Ludwig I, Max II and Ludwig II.
literature
- Heinrich Streidl, Franz Rutsch: 550 years of the city of Pfaffenhofen ad Ilm . 1998.
- Jolanda Drexler-Herold, Angelika Wegener-Hüssen: Landkreis Pfaffenhofen ad Ilm (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: Monuments in Bavaria . Volume I.19 ). Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-87490-570-5 , p. 162-163 .
Web links
- Presentation on the city's website: [1]
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 48 ° 31 ′ 46.6 " N , 11 ° 30 ′ 31.8" E