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Iphofen in Landkreis Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany — Southern Germany (Scarplands and Alpine Region)
Iphofen City Hall
Rathaus Iphofens
 
Iphofen City Hall Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2012
1. Iphofen City Hall Marker
 
Inscription.
[Marker text in German:]
Rathaus
1716-1718 erbaut von dem Würzburger Hofbaumeister Josef Greising. Unter der doppelläufigen Freitreppe Eingang zum Rathauskeller und zwei vergitterte Schandhäuschen anstelle eines Prangers. Über dem Portal das fürstbischöfliche und das städtische Wappen. Im Innern Kündhalle, Ratsaal, Stadtarchiv und Kulturhistorische Sammlung.

[Marker text translated into English, more or less:]
City Hall
Built 1716-18 by the Würzburg court architect Josef Greising. Under the double-staircase are the entrance to the town hall basement and two barred "penalty boxes" instead of a pillory. Over the doorway are the Bishop's and the city's coats of arms. Inside the building are a "proclamation" hall, council room, the city archives and a cultural history collection
 
Location. 49° 42.29′ N, 10° 15.632′ E. Marker is in Iphofen, Bavaria, in Landkreis Kitzingen. Marker is at the intersection of Marktplatz and Kirchgasse, on the right when traveling north on Marktplatz. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Iphofen, Bavaria 97346, Germany.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 24 kilometers of this marker, as the crow flies. Ilmbacher Hof (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Einersheimer Gate (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Mainbernheimer Gate (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Owls' Tower (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Spital Gate (approx. 22.7 kilometers away); The Decline of the Jewish Community of Gerolzhofen from January 30, 1933 (approx. 22.7 kilometers away); The Beadle’s Tower (approx. 22.7 kilometers away); Dingolshäuser Gate (approx. 22.7 kilometers away). Click for a list of all markers in Iphofen.
 
Iphofen City Hall and Marker - view from south Photo, Click for full size
By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2012
2. Iphofen City Hall and Marker - view from south
The marker can be seen here, mounted on the picture-left corner of the building, just above the heads of the remnants of a wedding party.
 
 
Iphofen City Hall - detail above entrance Photo, Click for full size
By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2012
3. Iphofen City Hall - detail above entrance
 
 
Iphofen City Hall - wide view looking north across the Marktplatz Photo, Click for full size
By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2012
4. Iphofen City Hall - wide view looking north across the Marktplatz
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on July 28, 2012, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 93 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 28, 2012, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
 
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