The town hall in Löbau was built at the beginning of the 14th century as a free-standing building on the square in the medieval style. In 1570 and 1710 it was severely damaged by city fires. Only the tower, which was still Gothic in its origin, survived the last fire. From 1711 to 1714 the reconstruction took place. After the end of the 19th century structural changes were made, which were partly reversed in 1935/36. The Gothic form of the tower and the Baroque facade were largely restored.
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After the town hall was painted red in 1971 to celebrate its 750th anniversary, the facade was last renovated in 1992. Further Baroque decorative elements were reconstructed with great effort and attention to detail.
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In the Middle Ages, in order to better control the prescribed hygiene and quality regulations, the butchers' stalls, which were originally set up outdoors, were moved to directly adjacent sales outlets, often in vaults. These were usually on the ground floors of the houses around the market. The bench form of their sales tables gave them their name.
In Löbau there were usually 14 butcher's stalls. Guild seals of the Löbau butchers are known for 1448, 1554 and 1566.
Today, the city of Löbau has probably the only Fleischbänke still existing in a city hall. In the course of a change of tenant, the city of Löbau commissioned the redevelopment of the "Ratskeller" restaurant in 1937. The four-cap vaulted hall of the former Fleischbänke was also changed in the process. Before the conversion, the room, which was also called the "beer tunnel" at times, was accessible via a staircase from the Ratskeller and served as the latter's "lower guest room". During the conversion, the floor level of the Fleischbänke was raised to that of the other rooms in the Ratskeller by installing a false ceiling. In addition, partition walls were built to provide space for the new kitchen with a utility room below, the "playroom" and the new entrance hall. The historic entrance to the Ratskeller, located next to the city hall tower, has since been used only as a secondary entrance. The location of the "playroom" can still be recognised by the wall painting depicting dice players, which was restored in 2008, and the cross vault, which was largely stripped of its plaster when it was rebuilt in 1937. The vault ribs are designed with the colour values of the French-suited cards (clovers or clubs ♣, pikes or spades ♠, hearts ♥, tiles or diamonds ♦).
After the dismantling of all equipment and fittings from 1937, the Fleischbänke in Löbau, after more than 70 years, can again be seen as one coherent whole. As a tourist information centre it opened its doors again in June 2008.
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On the Löbauer Altmarkt pavement (approx. 25 metres from the city hall tower) there is a round marker. From here you can best see the moon with the moon phase clock on the City Hall Tower. The speed of the clock is in accordance with the natural models - i.e. from one phase of the moon to another and does not repeat itself. It was Horst Büschel from Sohland who created the Moon Phase Clock for Löbau in 1992. The face mask in the dial face under the clock, called Judute, also opens its mouth with every beat of the clock. It represents the city's jurisdiction. The chin movement mechanism was also developed by Horst Büschel of Sohland.
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Historic trading house - Golden ship
A golden merchant ship, two anchors and a Latin saying on a tenement house indicate a trading house with overseas business connections. Burned down in 1710, newly built in 1733; since 1811 the inn "Under the Golden Ship" ("Zum Goldenenen Schiff"); since 1922 it has served the city administration. Today the historic trading house is owned by the city of Löbau and is managed by the Wohnungsverwaltung und Bau GmbH Löbau and has recently been thoroughly renovated.
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In 1611 the city council granted privileges to the pharmacy. The first locations of the pharmacy are unknown. Since 1817 the "Alte Apotheke" was located at the Bahnhofstrasse, corner of Nikolaiplatz. Since 1844 the building is owned by the Brückner family.
Between 1969 and 1970 the pharmacy building was rebuilt in great style. The "Alte Apotheke" was located here until the end of June 2011. The pharmacy then moved just a few metres away, directly to Löbauer Altmarkt and is managed by the owners Birgit Schleicher and Wieland Schäfer.
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In 1714 the mayor of Löbau, Segnitz, ordered the extraction of mineral springs. In 1824 a bath was built at the foot of Brunnenweg. In 1851 a distinction was made between an iron and a salt spring. In 1875 the bath became very popular due to its architectural effect. The long building was designed by the Dresden architect Ernst Giese and built for 146,000 marks. The building was named after King Albert of Saxony, who stayed there in 1878 for treatment and gave permission to name the spa after him.
The magnificent King Albert's Bath, whose extensive terrace offers a magnificent view of the Löbauer Berg, has been extensively renovated and the historic atmosphere restored. The place was used primarily as a celebration venue and as a restaurant.
König-Albert-Bad is now closed.
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The station building was built to open the Dresden-Görlitz railway line and as part of the Paris-Wroclaw connection. The station is located not far from the city centre.
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Trains still regularly come to Löbau station. However, the main station building is currently closed. A private investor is currently renovating its substance. In future, the Löbau railway station is to be filled with life again.
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This historic building was home to the master baker Friedrich August Bretschneider, the builder of the King Frederick Augustus cast iron tower on Löbauer Berg.
The Bretschneider house burned down in 1862, was rebuilt three years later, and in 2016 it was thoroughly renovated by its current owner. Inside the house you can impressively trace the history of the building and the cast iron tower.
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