Salt jug
The Salzkrug is a listed inn in the Beyendorf-Sohlen district of the city of Magdeburg .
history
The building, which is still used today as a restaurant and hotel, was built on the central village square, house number 10, in the district of Sohlen around 1860/70. The name Salzkrug refers to the salt extraction that took place here until the 18th century. The jelly that runs east of the salt jug still carries salty water today. In the past, the salt jug also served as a meeting place for the residents of Sohlen.
architecture
The salt jug is a large building made of bricks and is characterized by its wide gable roof . The overall appearance is reminiscent of the commercial buildings of the early phase of industrialization . The simple facade has six axes. The ground floor houses the large arch - and segmental arched windows dominated taproom . There is a small oculus just below the roof ridge . The slopes of the gable are emphasized by a frieze . While the facade on the front side comprises three floors, there is only one floor on the eaves side due to the low roof. The facade here has eaves and a mezzanine .
literature
- List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt, Volume 14, State Capital Magdeburg , State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2009, ISBN 978-3-86568-531-5 , page 174
Coordinates: 52 ° 2 ′ 54.5 ″ N , 11 ° 38 ′ 18.6 ″ E