The village of Filsen on the Rhine (in the Rhein-Lahn district of Rhineland-Palatinate) has an unusual town hall (known locally as the ‘Wachport’). It was apparently built in 1611 on the site of a former gate in the village’s fortifications.
(March 2026)
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The oldest parts of the Old Town Hall on Düsseldorf’s Market Square date back to 1570–73.
(March 2026)
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The former Wanne administrative building from 1905, later the town hall of Wanne-Eickel, before this town was merged with Herne in 1975 under the name Herne (Westphalia, Ruhr area).
(March 2026)
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Door to a former prison cell in the Old Town Hall of Hattingen (on the Ruhr, Ennepe-Ruhr district).
(February 2026)
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The Old Town Hall in Hattingen (on the Ruhr, Ennepe-Ruhr district/North Rhine-Westphalia) had been a market hall for meat sales since around 1420. In 1576, two storeys were added to the building in half-timbered construction and it was used as a town hall. There were prison cells to the right and left of the passageway.
(February 2026)
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The town hall in Halle/Saale (Saxony-Anhalt) was built between 1891 and 1894 - with the Händel memorial in front.
(November 2011)
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Entrance staircase of the town hall in Venlo (Netherlands). The Renaissance-style building was constructed between 1597 and 1601.
(May 2023)
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The door to Nassau Town Hall (Rhein-Lahn district/Rhineland-Palatinate).
(December 2025)
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This half-timbered house (called Adelsheimer Hof) in Nassau (Rhein-Lahn district/Rhineland-Palatinate), built between 1606 and 1609 as a knight's residence, has served as the town hall since 1911 or 1912.
Various corner posts are carved and decorated with colorful ornaments.
(December 2015)
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