City Hall in Wejherowo

The Town Hall is located on the market square (Jakub Wejher Square) and is the architectural hallmark of Wejherowo. The first town hall was built in 1650, the year Wejherowo was granted city rights. Currently, residents and tourists admire the building from 1908. The Municipal Office of Wejherowo is currently housed in the Town Hall. The façade of the two-story building is adorned with corner projections, between which double-flight external stairs were inserted, and above them, a gallery. Above the façade, there is a large oval cupola with a bell, in which the town hall bell, cast in 1649 and donated by Jakub Wejher himself, hangs. The hymn of the Kashubians resounds from the town hall at 12:15 and 18 o'clock. The building has two inner courtyards used as promenades, as it also originally served as a city jail. Of special note is the council chamber, featuring a spatial map of Judycki from 1660 created using sgraffito technique on its walls, as well as the sessions of the 17th-century city council. A remarkable attraction in the memorial chamber includes models of the historic city center and the Wejherowo Calvary, as well as memorabilia related to the city's history and Kashubian culture. It is also worth seeing one of the two preserved prison cells in the basement. The Town Hall interiors are open for visits during the municipal office's working hours from Monday to Friday, and in the summer, also on Saturdays and Sundays.