Historic half-timbered town hall

The historic town hall with a Bartenwetzer figure was built in 1562/68 after it was destroyed by a major fire and is now one of the most beautiful half-timbered town halls in Germany.

Freely on all sides, with a height of 29 meters and with three projecting storeys and its polygonal corner turrets, it dominates the Melsung market square. The building is crowned by its central tower, in which the figure of Melsung's landmark - the "Bartenwetzer" - is shown every day at 12 noon and 6 p.m.

In 1928 the old half-timbered structure and the Ratskeller, which had been buried up until then, were exposed again. Today the town hall is the seat of the city administration.