Town hall Penzberg

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Town hall in Penzberg, 2011

The town hall in Penzberg , a town in the Upper Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau , was built in 1927/28. The town hall at Michael-Pfalzgraf-Platz 1 is a protected architectural monument .

Description and function

The town hall stands at the end of a 700 meter long street axis. The broad facade combines the forms of ancient temple fronts with elements of early modern palace architecture with mansard roof pavilions .

In this function, the Penzberger Stadthalle ties in with the tradition of so-called people's houses . The town hall, which was also built through the unpaid work of the members of the workers' associations, had a wash house, shower rooms, guest rooms, a butcher's shop, a bowling alley, club rooms and guest rooms including a beer garden.

The center of the town hall is the large stage hall, equipped with galleries on three sides , in which meetings, lectures, concerts, theater and film screenings, sporting events, etc. a. took place and take place.

History and description

On April 5, 1927, the Penzberg city council decided to build the city hall with two thirds of the votes. The building was built according to plans by the Munich architect Josef Linder , who also designed a general construction plan for the city of Penzberg. Hebauf was celebrated in October 1927, the opening took place on July 15, 1928.

After the National Socialists came to power in Penzberg, too, the city sold the town hall to Hans Hollweck from Munich in 1934 . After that, renovations took place. From 1943 the building served as a home for children from Munich and the surrounding area.

In the 1950s to 1970s, there were several renovations and, above all, at least seven repaints inside and out. A complete overhaul was completed in 1983.

From 2014 to 2017, an attempt was made to restore the historical building structure in its floor plan structure and the items of equipment from the construction period to the state of 1928 according to monument conservation aspects.

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  1. ↑ Stefan König: City Hall Penzberg. History and stories . Ed .: City of Penzberg. 2017, p. 11 ( penzberg.de [PDF; 8.1 MB ; accessed on March 1, 2020]).
  2. ↑ Karl Luberger: history of the city Penzberg . Ed .: City of Penzberg. 1st edition. 1969, p. 144 .
  3. ↑ Stefan König: City Hall Penzberg. History and stories . Ed .: City of Penzberg. 2017, p. 21 ( penzberg.de [PDF; 8.1 MB ; accessed on March 1, 2020]).

Coordinates: 47 ° 44 ′ 57.7 "  N , 11 ° 22 ′ 42.6"  E