Schießhaus, Rococo building in Heilbronn, Germany

The Schießhaus is a two-storey Rococo hall building on Frankfurter Straße, built 1769–1771 to designs by Johann Christoph Keller under building councillor Georg Heinrich von Roßkampff. Its 120 m² upper hall carries stuccowork by Mannheim stuccoist Johann Sigismund Hezel, executed in 1785, showing allegories of the four seasons, trade, crafts, hunting and agriculture. Above the doors, supraporte paintings by Stuttgart theatre painter Sebastian Holzhey depict allegorical landscapes. Because the street was later raised for flood protection, the formerly ground-level building now appears to sit in a hollow.

The present Schießhaus was built from 1769 to 1771 under building councillor Georg Heinrich von Roßkampff, following designs by Johann Christoph Keller, as a two-storey rococo hall outside the city walls on the Hammelwasen. From 1770 the Heilbronn horse market was held on the same ground. In 1813 it served as a quarantine station for Württemberg soldiers returning from the Russian campaign; in 1848 and 1849 revolutionary assemblies met there. It was largely spared in the December 1944 air raid, and from March to November 1946 its lower floor housed the editorial office of the Heilbronner Stimme.

The grand hall on the upper floor is used today for concerts, ceremonies, and formal gatherings. These rooms remain a central meeting place for the city and play an important role in local celebrations.

The building is located on Frankfurter Straße 65 and can be reserved for private and public events throughout the year. Visitors should contact Heilbronn Marketing GmbH in advance to check availability and conditions.

The building was largely spared by the December 1944 air raid on Heilbronn and other wartime damage. From March to November 1946 its ground floor housed the editorial office of the Heilbronner Stimme, and the upper hall later served as an emergency church and council chamber.