Backnanger Stadthaus, Cultural heritage monument in Backnang, Germany

The Backnanger Stadthaus is a three-story building at Marktstraße 31, erected in 1625 by Heinrich Schickhardt for the Württemberg Vogt Jacob Bestlein. It has a half-hipped roof added in 1785, and a timber-framed house was later attached to it.

The house was built in 1625 and after a city fire in 1693 was reconstructed between 1698 and 1699, with a new roof added later. In the 19th century it served as a post office building and lost this role during the 20th century.

The name Stadthaus recalls its role as the seat of the Württemberg Vogt Jacob Bestlein, who had Heinrich Schickhardt build it in 1625. From 1878 to 1921 it housed the Reichspost, and from 1927 the town used it as an annex of the town hall. Since 2008 it has belonged to footballer Mario Gómez, whose cousin ran it as Hotel Alte Vogtei until 2022.

The building is centrally located in the old town and easily visible from the street, though normally closed to public access. Visitors can admire the architecture from outside and photograph the timber framing and roof details.

The roof is a half-hipped roof (Halbwalmdach), added in 1785, not a full hip roof. A half-hip leaves a short vertical gable at each end, a detail visible from the Marktstraße. The building was bought in 2008 by footballer Mario Gómez, and his cousin ran it as Hotel Alte Vogtei until 2022.