Markt 11, Cultural heritage monument in Greifswald, Germany.
Markt 11 is a gabled burgher and warehouse house on the east side of Greifswald's market square, built in the early 15th century between older firewalls. Its show gable is a pier-and-step gable of glazed and unglazed moulded brick, attributed to the circle of Hinrich Brunsberg. Behind it stands a two-storey building with a saddle roof and a timber-framed rear gable from around 1700.
The plot was already built on in the late 13th century; the present house was erected in the early 15th century between older firewalls, and its show gable is attributed to the influence of Hinrich Brunsberg. In the 14th and 15th centuries it belonged to the Rubenow family, which supplied several mayors. In 1855/56 a neo-Gothic ground-floor facade was inserted by city architect Moritz Friedrich Becherer, and from 1926 to 1930 the house was converted for the district administration, which added a monumental staircase.
The building takes its name from its position on the market square and displays the construction style typical of merchant houses in this region. Its facade and interior layout reflect how traders and prosperous families lived and worked here across generations.
The building sits directly on the market square in the heart of Greifswald and is easily reached on foot. Its location allows visitors to explore it alongside other historical structures and local shops nearby.
The coat-of-arms frieze from the district council chamber, carved between 1877 and 1892 with 24 coats of arms of estate owners and 3 of towns, was dismantled after the SED district leadership moved in and handed to the city museum, where it was never displayed.
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