4. The Town Hall

From 1975 the regional museum is located in the Town Hall. Today the collection of the documents is constantly enlarged with maps, postcards and everyday objects which present history of Lubań and inhabitant’s creative output.

Visiting: Wt-Pi / Di-Fr / Tue-Fri: 9.00-15.30  So-Ndz / Sa-So / Sat-Sun: 10.00-16.00  XI-III w niedzielę nieczynne / sonntags geschlossen Sundays closed

Tickets for 3/2zł, free admission on saturdays

History of The Town Hall

A   number   of   architectural  design  solutions  in  the  structure  of  the Town  Hall  imply that it may have originated in Italy. As soon  as the construction was completed, the seat of the  councillors    has    become    the    most    splendid  structure in Lubań and ourished until the present  day.

The experts on architecture regard it as a gem  of   Renaissance   architecture   across   the   Upper  Silesia  and  Lower  Silesia. The  massive  scale  of  the  investment, as compared to the nancial ability of  the town, reected the great political ambitions of  the  16th  century  patriciate  in  Lubań. 

Over  the  centuries, the building was ravaged by res several  times. In 1554, the re deprived it of its outstanding  glamour,   which   was   never   fully   restored.  The  reconstruction  took  two  years.  About  100  years  later,  in  1659,  another  re  devastated  the  Town  Hall.    No    sooner    had    the    renovation    been  completed, than a further re broke out in 1670. It  took  four  years  to  reconstruct  it  again.

The  re  in  1696  also  damaged  the  Town  Hall,  burning  the  tower  to  its  tie  beam.  During  the  last  great  re  of  Lubań  in  1760  the  top  oors  of  the  building  and  the  tower  were  wasted.  It  took  the  citizens  of  Lubań nine years to restore it.

In the 19th century,  numerous  modernizations  and  renovations  were  carried out in the building. Quite signicantly, the  interior  space  was  utilised  dierently.  Sadly,  none  of the modern res has caused more damage than  the  bullets  of  the  German  and  Russian  army  shot  out  in  the  battles  for  Lubań  in  1945.  Its  severely  damaged    structure    making    it    vulnerable    to  collapse.

Nevertheless, the new Polish government  decided to rebuild the Town Hall. Due to the lack of  funds the reconstruction lasted since the 50s until  1972.    A  nal  large-scale  renovation  took  place  between 2009 and 2011.