Town hall (Neckarbischofsheim)

The town hall in Neckarbischofsheim

The town hall in Neckarbischofsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in Baden-Württemberg goes back to the Alexander Castle of the Lords of Helmstatt . The building has been owned by the municipality since 1987.

history

The building was probably built in the course of the expansion of Bischofsheim to include the rear town in the late 15th century and was then located near the central town gate . In addition to the Old Castle and the New Stone House (predecessor of the New Castle ), the building was the third and youngest castle on site. It was first mentioned as an inner castle in 1545, when Johann von Helmstatt acquired the castle from Alexander II von Helmstatt († 1558) together with his father-in-law, the Palatine court master Philipp von Helmstatt (1496–1563). The later name Alexander Castle goes back to the previous owner . Philipp von Helmstatt, who had survived his son-in-law, bequeathed the property to Christoph von Helmstatt. At that time, the two-winged building also had a cattle yard, barns and stables. In the second half of the 16th century, various alterations were made to the buildings, the dates of which can be found on the doors and window frames .

During the Thirty Years War , refugees were quartered in the building at times. From the late 17th century it was an office building, later a household school, then an agricultural school, at times even a sales point and warehouse of the Raiffeisen cooperative. Around 1958 there were temporary plans to build a kindergarten in the building. The community acquired the Alexander Castle in 1987, then renovated it and used it as a replacement for the neighboring old town hall from 1997 .

literature

• Villa Biscovesheim Neckarbischofsheim 988−1988 , ed. from the Association for Home Care, Neckarbischofsheim 1988

Web links

Commons : Alexanderschloss, Neckarbischofsheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 49 ° 17 ′ 31.7 "  N , 8 ° 57 ′ 41.1"  E