{"id":21873,"date":"2022-08-24T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T10:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=21873"},"modified":"2022-08-19T09:07:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T07:07:18","slug":"city-hall-osnabrueck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/germany\/lower-saxony\/osnabrueck\/city-hall-osnabrueck\/","title":{"rendered":"Sights at Osnabr\u00fcck market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the market of Osnabr\u00fcck is probably the most important building of the city, the city hall Osnabr\u00fcck. Close to it stands the current registry office (former scales house) and St. Mary’s Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Osnabr\u00fcck City Hall – under the sign of the Peace of Westphalia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The landmark of the city of Osnabr\u00fcck is the historic town hall, a place steeped in history, where important peace negotiations took place during the negotiations of the Peace of Westphalia. You can visit the Osnabr\u00fcck City Hall free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rathaus<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the 15th century, the council of the Hanseatic city in Osnabr\u00fcck commissioned the construction of a new town hall on the market square. In 1575, all interior and exterior work was completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result was an impressive town hall built in the late Gothic style. From the base plate to the eaves, the building measures a stately 18 meters. The attached hipped roof is another 18 meters high. Six small towers make the building look a bit like a fortress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Freitreppe<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you want to enter the town hall, you have to go up a large flight of steps, which was added in front of the building in 1846. Previously, one entered the building via a retractable wooden staircase. The entrance door is a good 500 years old and the handle is particularly beautiful. A dove, as a symbol of peace, and the year 1648 remind us of the great event that once took place here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Klinke<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I find the statues that adorn the main facade of the town hall impressive. In the center above the door stands Charlemagne, who is considered the founder of the city. To his right and left are other German emperors: Sigismund, Frederick II, Rudolf of Habsburg, William I, Frederick I Barbarossa, Arnulf, Maximilian I and Ludwig the Bavarian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happened in the city hall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the last years of the Thirty Years’ War, the town hall in Osnabr\u00fcck, with the nearby town hall in M\u00fcnster, was the venue for the war’s peace negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Friedenssaal<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Between 1643 and 1648, part of the delegates of the warring parties met in the town hall hall, now called the Peace Hall. While the imperial envoys and the French negotiated in M\u00fcnster, the envoys of the Kingdom of Sweden and the envoys of the emperor and the imperial estates were gathered in Osnabr\u00fcck. Today, the pictures of the 42 European envoys to the Peace Congress hanging in the Peace Hall and the portraits of the rulers of the warring parties at the time – Queen Christina of Sweden, King Louis XIV of France, and Emperor Ferdinand III of Germany – serve as reminders of the peace process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rathaus<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you look at them more closely, you will clearly see the external similarities of the individual persons. The pictures were created after the negotiations and there were no “models” of the people. So simple citizens sat model and their optics was adapted something from the memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Peace Hall can be visited free of charge during opening hours. I was particularly impressed by the benches on the walls of the room and the large chandelier in the center of the room. This was the only major source of light in the hall, through the colorful windows fell only quite little light into the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Leuchter<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Reconstruction of the town hall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The original appearance of the Osnabr\u00fcck Peace Hall was changed in 1846 and 1880, when it was rebuilt. At the beginning of the 20th century, the alterations were reversed and today the hall can be admired in its original state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During bombing raids in World War II, the town hall was badly damaged and burned down. Fortunately, almost all of the historic furnishings had been brought to safety beforehand. In October 1948, in time for the 300th anniversary of the Peace of Westphalia, the restored town hall could be used again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What else can you see in the city hall?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Opposite the Peace Hall, you can enter (also free of charge) through a vault-like door to the City Council Treasury. Here you can see, for example, the council silver, coins and the Emperor’s Cup. I find a replica of the Westphalian peace treaty particularly interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Stadtmodell<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the upper floor is a large model of the city. This depicts Osnabr\u00fcck in the year 1633. This city model can also be visited free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Address:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Markt 1
49074 Osnabr\u00fcck
Deutschland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening hours:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Monday – Friday: 10 -17 h,
Saturday: 9 – 16 h
Sunday: 10 – 16 h<\/p>\n\n\n\n

closed: on public holidays<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admission fee:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

free of charge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rathaus<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

St. Mary’s Church<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the market square of Osnabr\u00fcck there is a large Gothic hall church. The Marienkirche has a rather high tower, which you can climb at certain times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Glocke<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During the ascent you pass the church bells and then reach a viewing platform running around the tower. From there you can enjoy the fantastic view over the city. The view of the town hall is impressive. From this perspective, the size of the hipped roof becomes really clear. The Osnabr\u00fcck Cathedral can also be discovered very well from the Marienkirche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n