Historisches Stadttheater Weißenhorn, Historical theater building in Weißenhorn, Germany.
Historisches Stadttheater Weißenhorn is a public theatre with 142 seats, the smallest playable public theatre in Bavaria. It occupies a former tithe barn on the western moat of the town, converted in 1876, and keeps a hall decorated in classical style. The building also served as a fire-brigade equipment store, a workshop for the gliding club, a municipal hearse depot and a cinema.
The building originated in the 1500s as a tithe barn and was converted into a theater in 1876. Major renovations in the 1920s and 1970s preserved the structure while updating parts of it for continued use.
The venue hosts theatrical productions and cultural events that bring together the local community regularly. These performances and gatherings form an important part of regional cultural life today.
The theatre holds 142 seats, making it the smallest playable public theatre in Bavaria. It stands on the western moat of the old town, in the former tithe barn. Performances are given by the Weißenhorner Kammeroper association, which has used the hall since 1972.
The building served many roles before becoming a theatre: tithe barn, storage for fire-brigade equipment, workshop of a gliding club, garage for the municipal hearse and, from 1919 to 1952, a cinema called Rothal-Lichtspiele. With 142 seats it is the smallest public theatre in Bavaria that still stages performances.
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