Altes Rathaus Mödling, building in Lower Austria, Austria

The Altes Rathaus Mödling is a town hall standing freely in the center of Mödling on Schrannenplatz, now serving as a registry office. The two-story building features a steep saddle roof, a Gothic core from the 14th century, and later Renaissance additions including open arcades with rounded arches supported by Tuscan columns.

The building's core dates to the 14th and 15th centuries, when it was called Schranne, like the square, after the Austrian German word for a court building or court square. It was enlarged in the 17th century; dendrochronology of the roof truss gives 1669. Further rebuilds followed around 1700 and in the third quarter of the 19th century.

The name Schranne, still borne by the square, meant a court building or court square in Austrian German, so the house began as the seat of the local court. Today it is Mödling's registry office, and civil weddings take place in the upper-floor hall, whose ceiling medallion carries a stuccoed double eagle and was enlarged in 1900.

The building is centrally located on Schrannenplatz, easily reached on foot and freely visible from outside. Visitors can view the façade, tower, and Renaissance arcades from the street since the square is publicly accessible.

The tower's 1548 datestone sits below a double onion dome with a bell lantern and shingle roof, added in 1747. The bell inside was cast in 1684 by Joachim Gross. The relief town coat of arms on the tower was donated by Karl Habenicht in 1905/06.