Kulturhaus [Weißenfels]
type: Item
label: Kulturhaus
description: Theatre building in Weißenfels, Germany
EUTA building identifier: 1924
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Germany
City: Weißenfels
Wikidata source: Q57616697
GPS: Point(11.9661 51.2056)
Address: Merseburger Straße 14, 06667 Weißenfels
Web: www.kulturhaus-weissenfels.de
Propertylabel: 152
opening date: 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q5061188
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 2145
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Built before 1872. 1898 used as variety theatre Apollo-Theater. 1911 renmaed Volkshaus. 1920 renamed Stadttheater. Subsequently stage rebuilding. 1933 renamed Haus der Nationalsozialisten and used as a nazi party centre; later used as a military hospital and refugee home in World War II. 1945 renamed Haus des Volkes, 1950 renamed Klubhaus der Gewerkschaften, 1952 renamed Klubhaus der Lederarbeiter, 1957 renamed Klubhaus der Jugend, 1966 renamed Kreiskulturhaus. Stagehoused destroyed by a fire on 12/13 March 1989, subsequently rebuilt. Since 1992, operated by the city of Weißenfels and renamed Kulturhaus der Stadt Weißenfels. 1993-1998 renovations.