Government building (Burghausen)

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Burghausen city hall building

The former electoral government building is a monument on the town square in Burghausen . It used to be the administrative center of the Rent Office , a study seminar from 1877–1934 and now serves as the city hall.

history

The building was built after the city fire in 1504, probably in the middle of the 16th century. In a model by Jakob Sandtner from 1574, a bay window can still be seen on the second floor, which no longer exists today. Otherwise the model corresponds to today's appearance. The facade with the Bavarian stucco coat of arms was probably designed in the middle of the 18th century. The building was the electoral government building until 1802 after Burghausen became the seat of one of four tax offices in 1505. In 1865 it briefly housed the publisher of the local newspaper Burghauser Anzeigeeblatt for the Salzach, Traun and Inn districts . From 1877 to 1934 a royal or state study seminar was housed in the building, which from 1878 also included the neighboring building, Stadtplatz 109. After the building was acquired by the city, the city hall and the Helmbrecht hall on the ground floor were built in 1937/1938 according to plans by Rudolf Fröhlich and Ernst Stör . The entire building holds 1850 people for events. On two walls of the atrium were Renaissance paintings transferred, which were discovered in 1981 during the demolition of a stem at the entrance.

City Hall

The city hall is 485 m² and seats 575 people. The stage has a floor area of ​​100 m². A city coat of arms with the years 1025 (earliest documented mention) and 1235 (city elevation) is attached above the stage.

Helmbrechtsaal and Schwemme

The Helmbrechtsaal is an event room on the ground floor of the building. It is 170 m² in size and seats 180 people in rows. The walls were painted in 1940 by Josef Hengge with scenes from the Maier Helmbrecht epic. The Schwemme on the ground floor is 172 m² and holds 100 people.

Web links

Commons : Stadtsaal (Burghausen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Alois Buchleitner: Burghausen city - castle - history . In: Heimatverein and Stadtarchiv Burghausen (ed.): Burghauser Geschichtsblätter . 5th edition. tape 33 . Burghausen 2001.
  2. ^ A b Volker Liedke: Building age plan for urban redevelopment Burghausen . In: City of Burghausen (ed.): Burghauser Geschichtsblätter . tape 34 . Burghausen 1978.
  3. ↑ a b c d Information and data on the Stadtsaal building. Cultural Office of the City of Burghausen, accessed on March 9, 2018 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 30.2 ″  N , 12 ° 49 ′ 59.9 ″  E