Schwoerhaus

Weinhof/Schwörhaus (Oath House, 1612/1785), Weinhof 12. From the balcony, annually on Schwörmontag, mayor's annual report and renewal of his oath to maintain the city's constitution (Schwörbrief 1397). The Oath House was built up in place of the former chapel of the Imperial Palace Ulm, mentioned for the first time in 854. The former "Little Oath House", built on a tower, was replaced by the Oath House in 1612. After the building was destroyed by fire, it was rebuilt in 1785 an renovated after war damage in 1944. Today the building is used as archives(Stadtarchiv) an as "City Library"(Stadtbibliothek). On the square - St. Christopher Fountain imitation according to Jörg Syrlin the Elder (1584).