Town hall (Nackenheim)
The town hall of Nackenheim in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate dates from 1751. The late baroque half- hipped roof building is considered to be one of the most beautiful half-timbered houses in Rheinhessen .
history
A town hall was built on the site of the St. Stephen's monastery in Nackenheim in the 16th century . This old town hall was replaced in 1751 by the building that still exists today. It was then not only the official seat of the mayor , but was also used as a court , prison , parish school and fire extinguisher room.
The town hall has been fundamentally rebuilt several times over the centuries, the last being in 1935. In 1950/51 the building was renovated and a large dormer window was installed on the street side ; further renovations took place in 1962 and 1980. In the 1990s, the building had to be completely renovated after damage to the ceiling beams was discovered.
Appearance
The late baroque town hall of Nackenheim has two floors . It consists of a stone ground floor and an upper floor made of richly decorated half-timbering . The building is closed off by a half-hip roof with a large dormer on the street side.
A coat of arms keystone was inserted above the entrance portal , surrounded by the year 1751, which shows the Nackenheim court sign in the upper field and the Mainz wheel in the lower field . Above is a late Baroque Madonna figure . A bust of the writer Carl Zuckmayer (1896–1977) from Nackenheim, created in 1982 by the sculptor Ursula Bertram, was attached to the left of the town hall facade . Diagonally to the right in front of the town hall is a classical fountain .
House decorations on the town hall
Zuckmayer bust at the town hall
See also
Web links
- The town hall on the pages of the local community Nackenheim
- The town hall of Nackenheim on Regionalgeschichte.net
- The town hall of Oppenheim in the directory of cultural monuments in the Mainz-Bingen district (PDF; 1.6 MB)
Coordinates: 49 ° 54 ′ 54 ″ N , 8 ° 20 ′ 32.5 ″ E