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Old town hall with pillory Obermarsberg
Historic site
The old town hall of Obermarsberg, first mentioned in 1377, impresses with a pillory, a symbol of centuries of jurisdiction.
Address
Old town hall with pillory Obermarsberg
Münzstraße 3
34431 Marsberg
Telephone: +49 2992 3388
Properties:
Old town hall
In 1377, Obermarsberg's old town hall was first mentioned in a document at its current location. It is probably much older. It was largely destroyed during the Thirty Years' War - the council archives were destroyed. The part of the Old Town Hall still standing today was rebuilt in 1650 and used as a court house until 1827. It then served as a residential building. The building has been privately owned since 1922.
Pillory / pillory
The pillory is located at the town's former town hall. It is a symbol of the jurisdiction exercised by the town for centuries. During the last punishment between 1806 and 1808, a man caught stealing a side of bacon was put on the pillory for two hours and subjected to ridicule and attacks from the population.
Directions
Bus route from Marsberg station: 497: Marsberg - Obermarsberg - Giershagen - Leitmar - Borntosten - Heddinghausen - Canstein - Udorf Marsberg railroad station is centrally located in the town center. There are also around 1,000 free parking spaces within 500 meters of Marsberg town centre, including the Park & Ride parking lot in the street "An den Gleisen". You can get to Marsberg... ... by car: - A44 Dortmund-Kassel (Marsberg junction, Lichtenau junction) - B7 Chemnitz-Düsseldorf (direct connection) - A33 Paderborn-Osnabrück (about 30 minutes) - B252 Blomberg-Marburg (about 20 minutes) - A7 Kassel-Hannover (about 60 minutes) ... by train (every hour): - Dortmund-Sauerland-Express (Warburg-Dortmund) - Three stops in Marsberg: Bredelar, (Nieder-)Marsberg, Westheim - Direct connection to the IC/ICE stations Warburg and Dortmund