Altes Rathaus, Building in Rheinberg

The Altes Rathaus in Rheinberg is a three-storey Gothic brick building erected in 1449 on the Marktplatz, with a crenellated parapet and an octagonal stair tower topped by a pointed onion dome. Its council chamber retains historic leaded glass windows. A roof gallery existed until 1853.

The Gothic brick building was erected in 1449 with a pointed tower cap and crenellated frieze, making it one of the oldest town halls on the Lower Rhine. Renovations and conversions followed in 1638–1642, 1790, 1853–1857, 1879–1882 and again in the mid-19th century. Over time it served as an administrative building, meat market, assembly and festival hall, prison and fire-engine house; until March 2014 it housed the city's youth welfare office.

The old town hall sits on the Market Square, the heart of civic life in Rheinberg where markets and celebrations have taken place for centuries. The location bridges memories of the city's medieval past with the everyday life of residents who still use the square regularly today.

The Altes Rathaus stands on the Marktplatz in central Rheinberg. After the youth welfare office moved to Orsoyer Straße 18 in March 2014, the building closed for a multi-year renovation that includes a new glass annex; reopening for events, exhibitions, weddings in the Historic Council Hall and ground-floor dining is planned from around spring 2026, so check access before visiting.

The market bell Botteragnes was added to the town hall tower in 1727 and survives today, but it hangs in the Stadthaus across the square rather than in the Altes Rathaus. The council chamber also keeps its historic leaded glass windows.