Town Hall (Orneta)

The building is renowned as a prime example of secular North German brick Gothic architecture.

[1] The Town Hall was built in 1384 at the time of the German settlement of the area under the Teutonic Order on the site of a previous building.

After the collapse of the eastern facade in the 17th century, the arcade was omitted during reconstruction, and the building was provided with a riding tower.

[3] In 1907-1908 the gables, roof and windows of the building were renovated, in 1920 the interior was rebuilt and a new entrance with stairs to the east side was created.

In the basement there was a large one-room market hall with meat stalls and bread benches.