Wettin town hall

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Wettin market square with town hall in the background

The Wettin town hall is a listed building in the Wettin district of the city of Wettin-Löbejün in Saxony-Anhalt . In the local register of monuments it is listed as a monument under registration number 094 55432 . It is also part of the Old Town monument area with registration number 094 55026.

history

The construction was completed in 1662. It replaced the previous town hall building, which was destroyed in a city fire on March 10, 1660. The reconstruction began in the year of the city fire. The town hall tower is said to have been built only when it was rebuilt after the town fire.

Coat of arms stone

Above the entrance in the town hall tower there is a coat of arms stone with an inscription that reports on the fire and reconstruction.

inscription

Ao. In 1660, on March 10th, this town hall was burned
down and in the same, 1661st and 1662th year,
with God's help, a new one was built

location

The town hall is located at Burgstraße 1 on the market square of Wettin. Due to its slightly offset position to the marketplace, it does not dominate it. In the immediate vicinity of the town hall is the Gasthof Wettiner Hof , which is also a listed building .

Web links

Commons : Rathaus Wettin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short question and answer Olaf Meister (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Ministry of Culture March 19, 2015 Printed matter 6/3905 (KA 6/8670) List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt
  2. ↑ a b c City Hall Wettin , Saalekreis in the picture, accessed on October 18, 2018

Coordinates: 51 ° 35 ′ 5.9 ″  N , 11 ° 48 ′ 23.8 ″  E