Otmuchów Town Hall - a

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building built in 1538, with the tower in 1604. In the later years the town hall was renovated and restored numerous times, and in between 1973 and 1976 underwent extensive renovation and restoration. Currently, the town hall is the seat of the

Otmuchów Otmuchów (pronounced: ; ) is a town in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 6,581 inhabitants (2019). Etymology The city was mentioned for the first time as ''Otemochow'' in 1155. It was named in its Old Polish form ''Othmucho ...

City Council.

History

The town hall was raised in 1538, funded by

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Jakub von Salza. The tower was built in 1604, financed by Bishop Jan VI von Sitsch. In 1678, the town hall was renovated, and in the years 1828, 1921, and 1933 underwent reconstructions. The town hall was renovated and restored between 1973 and 1976.

Gallery

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References

Nysa County City and town halls in Poland {{Poland-struct-stub