Hohenburg town hall
The Hohenburg town hall is located in the Oberpfälzer Markt Hohenburg in the Amberg-Sulzbach district of Bavaria . The building marks the three historical domains of the market with the former Hohenburg castle and the parish church of St. Jakobus .
Today's Hohenburg Town Hall was first built in 1562 as a toe box or as a court box to store the taxes in kind (toe grain). Over time, it also served as arsenal , as well as "Schuel-, External and meat house"; at times it contained an armory and bread and potato shops. In 1719/20 the building was redesigned and expanded; in the process, the building was raised, provided with a new roof structure and a baroque facade with black and white pilasters .
During this time, the council chamber was set up as a representative room, which is now used again as a meeting room for the market town. This has a stucco ceiling ; In the middle, the image of a Justitia was exposed and restored during the restoration . In addition, a painted crucifix in the large hall on the upper floor and a depiction of a mercenary in the staircase on the first floor have been preserved in the building. In the entrance there is an inscription tablet from 1586, which comes from the Hohenburg .
The building was restored in 1990 under the direction of the Regensburg architect Stefan Ebeling. Rooms for a bank branch and for tourism were set up on the ground floor. A citizens' hall as a public event room and an archive room were created on the second floor. The administrative rooms of the municipality and the meeting room are located on the first floor. Since the market has regained its independence since January 1st, 1994, this redesign is very much in keeping with the current situation.
literature
- H. Birner: Town hall and former toe box in Hohenburg. In: amberg information , November, 1993, pp. 18-19.
Coordinates: 49 ° 17 ′ 40.9 ″ N , 11 ° 48 ′ 1 ″ E