Nordmarkhalle, Cultural heritage event venue in Rendsburg, Germany.
The Nordmarkhalle is a heritage-listed hall on Willy-Brandt-Platz near Rendsburg station, inaugurated on 9 August 1913 as the town's cattle hall. It now holds a market hall on the ground floor and a multi-purpose hall upstairs with up to 1,700 standing and seated places, plus a gallery restaurant and a basement dining room.
The Nordmarkhalle opened on 9 August 1913 as the town's municipal cattle hall, where livestock auctions were held; locals nicknamed it the "Bullentempel". From 1954 to 1965 it hosted annual meetings of the mutual aid association of former Waffen-SS members, moved to Osterrönfeld and later Husum after public protests, including from Rendsburg's French partner town. The protected building now serves as an event centre, and on 10 August 2013 the band Torfrock played here for its centenary.
Locals call the hall "Bullentempel" because cattle auctions were held here from its opening in 1913. Today the city runs weekly markets in the Markthalle, while antique and flea markets and lost-property auctions also take place there. Concerts are staged upstairs in the Mehrzweckhalle, which holds up to 1,700 standing and seated places.
The venue is centrally located at Willy-Brandt-Platz and easy to reach on foot. It is advisable to check the current event schedule in advance and look into seating options and accessibility before your visit.
Locals call the hall "Bullentempel" because it opened on 9 August 1913 as the town cattle hall and hosted livestock auctions. The nickname survives on a building now used for markets and concerts.
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