Rathaus Limburg, Limburg an der Lahn

The New Town Hall has been the town hall of the central Hessian district town of Limburg an der Lahn since 1900.

Since 1502 at the latest, the house at Fischmarkt 21 was used as the town hall, but this became too small in the 19th century. From 1865, the administration moved into a school building on Neumarkt, before the city council decided to build a new building on December 1, 1892. On October 31, 1895, the city finally purchased a plot of land on the recently developed Werner-Senger-Strasse; plans were completed in 1897. The city architect Felix Genzmer from Wiesbaden, who is credited with the larger share, and the Limburg city architect Joseph Kauter were responsible for the construction, which cost 100,000 marks. According to the inscription in the gable, the building was completed in 1898, and occupation took place between 1899 and 1900.

Between 1968 and 1970, a new building was erected on the north side of the building, connected to the old building by a glass bridge. In 1993, two additional floors were added. This extension, as well as other "concrete functional buildings of the sixties and seventies" in the direct vicinity, impair the "aesthetic as well as urban planning charisma" of the building, which was originally planned as a stand-alone structure.

In the tower there is a carillon whose repertoire includes 33 songs, including the national anthems of the twin cities and traditional German children's songs. The selection of songs played is changed at irregular intervals. The Glockenspiel received international attention in February 2017 when it was reported that Mayor Marius Hahn had deleted the song Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen from the repertoire at the request of a vegan citizen who works near the town hall. Thereupon Hahn was insulted. The citizen received - according to the account of a political Internet portal - death threats. Subsequently, Hahn and the citizen clarified in various interviews that it was a joking favor; also, the song would be reinstated in the event of another change of the active repertoire. At Easter 2017, Hahn announced that the song would be reinstated in the active repertoire after the holidays.

Limburg City Hall is considered a "nationally significant example of an administrative building of late historicism" and is a cultural monument for historical, cultural as well as urban planning reasons.