Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Sempach Town Hall

Sempach Town Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

Sempach Town Hall

Name: Sempach Town Hall
Rating: 2

Recommended by 25 hikers

Save

Location: Lucerne, Switzerland

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hikes to Sempach Town Hall

4.5

(6)

131

hikers

1. Sempachersee Lakeside Walk – Sempach Old Town loop from Sempach

3.78km

00:58

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

4.4

(8)

164

hikers

2. Sempach Old Town – Sempach Town Hall loop from Sempach

3.55km

00:55

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

4.6

(5)

hikers

3. Sempach Old Town – Rathausbrunnen Sempach loop from Sempach

7.98km

02:06

70m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

Tips

Paul

November 17, 2024

Town Hall, Sempach
The representative wooden building is located in the most prominent location on the town street.
The former town hall is a post-and-beam construction, a wooden structure, and yet representative both in terms of its massive appearance and its prominent location on the widest, square-like part of the town street. The building dates from 1474/75 and thus fits in well with the municipal (and also the federal) self-image of its time.
The town hall was a typical example of a multifunctional building, as was also found elsewhere. Over the centuries, the building housed council chambers, market, trading and storage premises, functioned as an archive, apartment, theater stage, laundry drying room and sentencing site, and was also temporarily the home of the bird observatory and the Sempach town school. In keeping with its original purpose, the town hall is now an "open space" and can be rented for social events. At the same time, it serves as a location as well as a prominent object of a museum, the Town Hall Museum.
After the town hall had been owned by the Sempach corporation for a while, the building became the property of a broadly supported foundation during the extensive renovation from 2011 to 2014.
Text / Source: Sempach City Council, Stadtstrasse 8, 6204 Sempach
sempach.ch/sehenswuerdigkeiten

Translated by Google •

Roger Eggenberger 🐾👣

June 11, 2025

The former town hall is a timber-framed structure, yet impressive both in its massive appearance and its prominent location on the widest, square-like part of the town street. The building dates from 1474/75 and thus fits well into the municipal (and federal) identity of its time.

Source: sempach.ch/sehenswuerdigkeiten/10903

Translated by Google •

Udo unter freiem Himmel

February 4, 2025

The old town hall is in the middle of the town. It is probably the most visually impressive historical building in Sempach. The old town hall houses a museum. On four floors, all kinds of sources report on the political, economic, social and religious life in Sempach from the late Middle Ages to the present day.
Opening times: April 1st - October 31st
Wednesday to Friday: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday/Sunday and public holidays: 1.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
A passage under the town hall connects the old town with the nearby lake promenade

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 570 m

Weather

Today

Thursday 30 October

14°C

6°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Lucerne, Switzerland

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Picknickplatz am Sempachersee

Baldeggersee Panorama-Route

View of Lake Sempach from Eichberg

Forest Sculpture Trail Above Eich

View of Sempachersee and Vineyards

View of Lake Sempach

Römerweg View of Lake Sempach

View of Lake Sempach

Steinibühlweiher

Stream With Mossy Stones

Sempach Town Hall

1. Sempachersee Lakeside Walk – Sempach Old Town loop from Sempach

2. Sempach Old Town – Sempach Town Hall loop from Sempach

3. Sempach Old Town – Rathausbrunnen Sempach loop from Sempach

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️