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Historic Town Hall, Leer

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Historic Town Hall, Leer

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Historic Town Hall, Leer

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    Location: East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

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    1. Historic Town Hall of Leer – Rathausstraße (Leer Old Town) loop from Leer

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    2. Museumshafen Leer – Museumshafen Leer loop from Leer

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    3. Museum Harbor Leer – Museum Harbor Leer loop from Leer

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    November 6, 2021

    Like so many historical buildings, the town hall in Leer is made of typical North German brick. Inside you can quickly see that Leer must have been a rich town in earlier times: ballrooms and beautiful ceiling paintings make the town hall the most impressive building in Leer. You can visit the town hall on a guided tour - you also climb up the tower.

    You can find more information about the tour here: touristik-leer.de.

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      April 27, 2022

      Beautiful old well-kept building. The registry office is also located here

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        October 28, 2023

        The town hall was built in 1894 by the company E. and G. Schumacher from Leer based on designs by Professor Henrici from Aachen in the German-Dutch Renaissance style. The town hall is undoubtedly the most famous building in Leer.

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          July 28, 2024

          Fantastically beautiful town hall in Renaissance style. The building dominates the surrounding area with its size. All around there are very beautiful old town streets to visit.

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            August 30, 2023

            Discover the historic town hall of Leer for three quarters of an hour. The city's landmark was built from 1889 to 1894 in the German-Dutch Renaissance style. The beautiful mosaic floors, wall and ceiling paintings have largely been preserved. The carillon sounds from the town hall tower over the roofs of the old town, changing every hour. See: touristik-leer.de/fuehrungen/regelmaessige-fuehrungen/oeffentliche-rathausfuehrungen

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              August 31, 2023

              The historic town hall was built in the German-Dutch Renaissance style between 1889 and 1894 in the heart of the old town of Leer, directly opposite the weighbridge building at the harbor. See: touristik-leer.de/gehenswert/rathaus

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                April 12, 2023

                Imposing landmark of Leer that can be seen from afar

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                  July 4, 2024

                  The town hall was built in 1894 by the company E. and G. Schumacher from Leer based on designs by Professor Henrici from Aachen in the German-Dutch Renaissance style. The town hall is undoubtedly the most famous building in Leer. Marble floors, ceiling paintings, banquet halls, carillon and town hall cellar are testament to former wealth.
                  The interesting interior of the town hall can also be visited. Public tours are available every Wednesday from 3 p.m.: touristik-leer.de/fuehrungen/regelmaessige-fuehrungen/oeffentliche-rathausfuehrungen

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                    July 21, 2024

                    The building with its high corner tower was completed in 1894 in the historicist style and is one of Leer's landmarks.

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                      October 7, 2022

                      Every visitor to the "Old" Town Hall today admires the elaborately designed interior of this imposing building, which shapes the cityscape. The wall and vault paintings by Stuttgart artist Robert Nachbauer in the spacious halls, the banquet and meeting rooms, and the generously proportioned staircase are particularly impressive, especially since the interior decorations from the turn of the century are still fresh and well-preserved.

                      Yesterday and today, the ensemble of Town Hall and Waageplatz, combined with the surrounding carefully restored town houses and the idyllic waterfront promenade, form the heart of the beautiful port city in the "Two-River Region" between the Leda and Ems rivers.

                      For over 100 years, the city's citizens have been proud of the urban gem that is the "Town Hall," whose tower points from afar to the center of the district's capital. Leer's new town hall was inaugurated on August 19, 1983.

                      leer.de/Stadt-Leben/Stadt-Leer-Ostfriesland-/Geschichte/Vom-Stadthaus-zum-Rathaus.php?object=tx,2586.6&ModID=7&FID=2586.7100.1&NavID=2586.214&La=1

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                        May 10, 2024

                        Leer Town Hall is one of Leer's landmarks and the seat of the town administration.
                        The building with its high corner tower was completed in 1894 in the historicist style.
                        Due to the economic development of the town and the construction of the railway line from Emden via Leer to Rheine, the number of town administration employees grew, so that a new building was necessary.
                        The new building was also made possible by the will of Bernhard August Schelten (1840-1881), which made the town the sole heir.
                        About 44% of the later construction costs were covered by Schelten's foundation.
                        A planning competition was announced for the new building, in which 31 architects applied.
                        Paul Wallot was one of the judges.
                        The design by the architect Karl Henrici was awarded the contract.
                        The town hall was built between 1889 and 1894 and inaugurated on October 29, 1894.
                        The construction costs amounted to 387,646 marks.

                        (Source: Wikipedia)

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                          February 23, 2018

                          The town hall was built in the German-Dutch Renaissance style from 1889 to 1894 in the heart of the old town of Leer, just opposite the Libra building on the harbor.

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                            July 2, 2020

                            With the elevation to the city, Leer naturally also needed an administration building. After the city officials initially did their job in the rooms of the Reformed Church in a rather unrepresentative manner, in November 1825 the town house and office on the Leda bank, in the immediate vicinity of the Libra, was finally bought. Since only three service rooms were required, the remaining rooms could be rented out. For example, to the newly founded General Municipal Higher Citizens School, which began its work in the town hall in 1834 instead of the closed Latin school. In 1852 the school moved to the new school building on Königstrasse (today: Wilhelmine Siefkes School) because it had grown to five classes.

                            Source: leer.de/Stadt-Leben/Stadt-Leer-Ostfriesland-/Geschichte/Vom-Stadthaus-zum-Rathaus.php?object=tx,2586.6&ModID=7&FID=2586.7100.1&NavID=2586.214&La = 1

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                              September 8, 2024

                              The city of Leer is also called the "gateway to East Frisia". With around 34,000 inhabitants, it is a mixture of a modern middle-sized town and a cozy, hospitable holiday resort with numerous leisure, recreation and adventure options.
                              Picturesque old town 🎨🖌 with great, well-kept places to stop for refreshments and beautiful facades🎨🖌.
                              Very charming & idyllic with lots of photo opportunities 📸🎨-
                              like the town hall here.

                              👌🏼We can highly recommend Leer 👌🏼

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                                October 2, 2024

                                Imposing building, especially the staircase is richly decorated.

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                                  July 22, 2024

                                  A building designed with great attention to detail.

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                                    June 30, 2024

                                    The Gallimarkt opens here every year. This is the largest fair and livestock market in East Frisia.

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                                      August 2, 2024

                                      Very nice building 🕋

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                                        November 19, 2020

                                        As Emder, I have to admit that the town hall in Leer is much more beautiful than the town hall in Emden.

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                                          August 15, 2021

                                          Impressive from every perspective.

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                                            January 2, 2025

                                            Worth seeing building of a traditional wine trading family

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                                              August 11, 2020

                                              The town hall in Leer has an impressive ceiling painting ...

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                                                August 31, 2020

                                                Great building to look at from the outside - built at the end of the 19th century.

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                                                  February 2, 2025

                                                  More information can be found here:

                                                  leer.de/Politik-Verwaltung/Adressen-Ausgabepunkt/Rathaus-.php?ModID=9&FID=1778.172.1

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