Town Hall Burgkunstadt - Heating / Ventilation

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Town Hall Burgkunstadt

The town hall in Burgkunstadt has a typical structure for its age. The basic structure of these city halls is usually based on an elongated rectangular building with a gable roof. They stand freely on the market place and extend over two or three floors. As it was usual at that time, the market hall (today: entrance hall) and the boardroom each take up a whole floor. In Burgkunstadt both the entrance hall on the ground floor and the conference room on the first floor are located in the massive sandstone base. Some of the administrative rooms of the town hall, such as the mayor's office, are located in the half-timbered structure of the 2nd floor. Further office rooms of the administration are located in the annex. The building is particularly characterized by its impressive ornamental half-timbered construction on the east side and the slate panelling on the west side. The town hall is centrally located in the listed „Oberstadt“ of Burgkunstadt. There is a direct neighbourhood to the Regens-Wagner-Foundation Dillingen Josefheim. Together with the market place buildings, the town hall is under ensemble protection. From the perspective of the market place the first thing that catches the eye is the half-timbered facade built in 1689/90 by carpenter Jörg Hoffmann. The half-timbered storey, designed with detailed woodcarving art, is built on a massive masonry base. It dates back to the early Middle Ages and was first mentioned as the seat of the Count's Office in 1059. In the basement, the town hall has a round-arched entrance to the barrel vaulted cellar. In its previous lifetime, the building has already accommodated several uses. For example, it served as the seat of the count (1059), as the seat of the castellan, and eventually a brewery with taproom was also housed in the vaulted cellar (1462). Finally, since 1689 the town hall of Burgkuntstadt has been located there.

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