Town hall in Bohumín, Cultural monument and town hall in Nový Bohumín, Czech Republic
The Bohumín town hall is a complex of former German-language school buildings erected between 1893 and 1914 around today's Masaryk Square and along Seifertova and Husova streets. The oldest wing, from 1893–1894, faces the Catholic church; later additions closed the rectangle of the block.
The complex was built as a German-language school: the cornerstone work was commissioned on 15 May 1893 from builder Josef Berger for 42,000 guilders, and the building was consecrated on 16 September 1894. Three extensions followed in 1898, 1903, 1907 and 1914 as pupil numbers grew. In 1940 the German mayor moved the municipal office here from the old town hall on today's Masaryk Square.
The building's name shifted with its function: it housed German-language schools until 1940, when the German mayor moved the municipal office here from the old town hall on today's T. G. Masaryk Square. The former classrooms were stripped of partitions and worn wooden floors replaced, at a cost of over 77,000 crowns.
The complex forms an incomplete rectangle between náměstí T. G. Masaryka, Seifertova and Husova streets, next to the Catholic church. The entrance front faces the square; the wings along Husova and Seifertova streets show the four building stages from 1893 to 1914. It is an active municipal office, so visitors should check opening hours before coming.
The four wings were added in stages: 1898, 1903, 1907 and 1914, the last costing 72,000 gold coins. The 1893–1894 core was built by local builder Josef Bergr, who received 44,000 gold coins instead of the agreed 42,000.
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