Town Hall in Strumień

The town hall in Strumień stands on the western side of the Market Square, between 19th-century tenement houses. It is regarded as the oldest seat of municipal authorities in the Silesian Voivodeship. The oldest parts are the cellars of the building, and the whole was built in 1628.

History

At the end of the 18th century the town hall was rebuilt in the Baroque style. After the town fire of 1793 it was rebuilt with the help of Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen, and the reconstruction was completed around 1800. The building originally had two storeys, today it has three.

Architecture

The town hall has a rectangular plan. A small projection extends from the façade and passes into a Baroque tower with chamfered corners, framed by pilasters. The tower is crowned with a sheet-metal onion dome with a small gallery and a spire with a weathervane, and a projecting cornice runs around the clock faces. The entrance is on the axis of the rusticated ground floor, and the entrance hall has a sail vault on ribs. The windows have plaster surrounds, and the storeys are separated by a string course.

Today

The town hall houses the town office, the town council and the registry office, and in the renovated cellars the “Pod Ratuszem” gallery. The building is a monument entered in the register. Its usable floor area is about 1,005 square metres.

Nearby

Right next to it stands St Barbara's Church, and about seven kilometres away lies Lake Goczałkowice.

Practical information

• Address: Rynek 4, Strumień.
• This is an active office. The opening hours of the office and the gallery are given on their websites.