Town Hall (Vaduz)

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The town hall of Vaduz

The town hall in Vaduz , the capital of Liechtenstein , was built in 1932 and 1933 according to plans by Franz Roeckle . The building, which was modeled on a medieval urban development, has been the meeting place of the municipal council ever since.

Building history

View of Vaduz and the town hall

In 1931 the municipality of Vaduz took the decision to build a new community hall. As a result, a competition was announced in which various architects took part with their own project proposals. In February 1932 the Liechtenstein architect Franz Roeckle finally received the planning contract - after several revisions - and in September of the same year the Vaduz municipal council finally approved the plans.

The town hall was opened on November 19, 1933. The construction costs were almost three times the total income of the municipality in the year, so that the municipal council decided to rent out parts of the building. In 1984 the last lease - with the Liechtensteinische Landesbank , which had used parts of the town hall as an exchange office - was finally terminated, so that the town hall has only been used for municipal purposes ever since.

description

The town hall has a rectangular floor plan with an attached tower. With its numerous architectural elements, the building is reminiscent of the heyday of medieval German urban developments.

The building is completed by a gable roof and two lower-lying monopitch roofs , and in the east and west by single-stepped gables .

Municipal coat of arms

Vaduz town hall and sculpture "Tre Cavalli"
The town hall of Vaduz with a fresco on the southeast side

On the east facade is a stone carved municipal coat of arms, which was made in 1983. A coat of arms created in 1932 and awarded by the Prince was unplaced from the old location on the northwest facade of the town hall in the 1980s.

Balcony with fresco

The south-east side of the town hall is decorated by a fresco created in 1937 that is attached to the balcony area. It shows Saint Urban - patron saint of the winemakers - who holds the tips of a vine in his hands, which seem to grow up to him on the sides of the balcony door. The illustration illustrates the great tradition of viticulture in Vaduz. Saint Urban was mistakenly portrayed as Pope.

Town Hall Square

The Rathausplatz is located southeast of the town hall. In 2017 the square was extensively redesigned. a. the red plastic floor that has existed since 2006 has been replaced by an ocher-yellow floor covering. The town hall square is used for various events, such as B. for markets or sporting events.

literature

  • Cornelia Herrmann: The art monuments of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The Oberland. In: Society for Swiss Art History GSK: The art monuments of Switzerland. Bern 2007, ISBN 978-3-906131-85-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cornelia Herrmann: The art monuments of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2007, p. 304.
  2. ↑ Vaduz Town Hall (PDF; 416 kB). Liechtenstein fatherland. June 19, 2009.
  3. ↑ Cornelia Herrmann: The art monuments of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2007, pp. 304-306.
  4. ↑ Cornelia Herrmann: The art monuments of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2007, p. 305.
  5. ↑ Cornelia Herrmann: The art monuments of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2007, pp. 304-305.
  6. ↑ Rathausplatz: The red has to give way to an ocher yellow. In: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt. March 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ The Red Town Hall Square (PDF; 2.6 MB). Vaduz municipality; S. 5. Retrieved July 11, 2011.

Coordinates: 47 ° 8 '26.5 "  N , 9 ° 31' 18.7"  E ; CH1903:  758009  /  223177