Lichtenfels - Town Hall

The Baroque town hall was probably only the third town hall building in Lichtenfels, a town in the Upper Franconian district of Lichtenfels in Bavaria. The first town hall was probably built around 1400. The second town hall, a late medieval half-timbered building, was demolished in 1740 due to dilapidation.

The Baroque town hall was built between 1742 and 1743 by Justus Heinrich Dientzenhofer according to his own plans on the site of the original one. The builder was Prince-Bishop Friedrich Karl von Schönborn.

The town hall stands freely on all sides of the square, is a landmark of the town and a protected architectural monument.

The town hall is decorated with sandstone coats of arms above the entrances. On the longer side is the official coat of arms of the owner of the building and land, the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg Friedrich Karl von Schönborn. On the transverse side is the old municipal coat of arms, as the town has had it since the 14th century. Later, the Meran lion was added to the town arms.

After secularization in the early 19th century, the building belonged to the Kingdom of Bavaria and only later became the property of the city.

The Town Hall is a two-story plastered building with a hipped roof and fifteen by five window bays with corner pilasters and a high roof. The center of the building is highlighted by a heraldic cartouche.

Today, the building houses the Lichtenfels municipal office.