The New Town Hall in Legnica (Nowy Ratusz) is an impressive Neo-Renaissance building and a significant testament to the city's development at the beginning of the 20th century.
🏛️ Architecture & Origin
Built: Between 1902 and 1905 according to plans by Paul Öhlmann, originally designed by Lothar Schönfelder.
Style: Neo-Renaissance with Baroque elements, richly decorated facades with sandstone cladding and granite bases.
Planned concept: A four-wing complex with two courtyards and a monumental tower – however, only part of it was built.
📍 Location & Function
Located at what is now Plac Słowiański (formerly Friedrichsplatz), south of the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul.
After World War II, the building became the seat of the Polish city administration in 1947.
It has been a listed building since 1981.
🏢 Use & Interiors
Ground floor: Police, fire department, detention cells.
1st floor: Tax office, tax offices, cash registers.
2nd floor: Mayor's office, municipal council meeting room, council library.
3rd floor: Building department.
Attic: City archives.
🛠️ Technical equipment (at the time of construction)
Two independent heating systems: hot water and low-pressure steam.
Gas lighting in most rooms, electric lighting in representative areas such as the mayor's office and the meeting room.