Town Hall, Municipal building in Flensburg, Germany

The Rathaus in Flensburg was designed by architect Carl-Friedrich Fischer and stands near the Neumarkt at Am Pferdewasser. Its twelve-storey high-rise, four-storey base and five-storey north wing total seventeen storeys, with facades clad in Norwegian quartzite panels. A large Flensburg coat of arms is mounted on the south side. The building also houses the city archive and, since 1 January 2008, handles administrative business for Glücksburg.

Flensburg's first town hall was built in 1444/1445 on the Thingplatz and served until 1882; it was demolished in 1883, making way for the new city theatre opened in 1894. Administration moved to the Stænderhus at Holm, which proved too small. In March 1960 the Hertie department store offered three million marks for that building, prompting the city to construct a new town hall near the Neumarkt. Built from 1961 to 1965 to designs by Carl-Friedrich Fischer, it cost 23 million marks and opened officially on 10 April 1965.

The building's address, Rathausplatz 1, dates from the 1990s; the square borders the Rote Straße, where the Rote Tor once marked the city boundary. The architect's opening publication hoped for a festive forecourt on the south side above a concealed car park, but it was never built, so the town hall still lacks a representative main entrance.

The building is centrally located in Flensburg and easily accessible from all main areas of the city. Keep in mind this is an active government office, so opening hours and access may vary depending on which department you need to visit.

The Danish-era Stænderhus on the Holm, used as a provisional town hall from 1882, was demolished in 1964; only its council and wine cellars survive, now housing the Gnomenkeller restaurant. The new high-rise cost 23 million marks, and a bunker was later fitted in its basement.