Town Hall in Zduny

The white, single-storey town hall in the middle of the market square in Zduny is one of the oldest monuments of this town in Greater Poland. The present building was erected in 1684 on the site of an earlier half-timbered structure that had stood there for only a few decades. It was founded by Rafał Leszczyński, voivode of Kalisz and then owner of the town.

Architecture and former functions

The building is covered by a three-slope roof of red tiles, and above its eastern part rises a tower — partly square, partly octagonal — crowned with a Baroque spire and lantern. On the western side, the town hall features arcades supported on columns. The municipal scales once stood here, and a metal rod marked the length of an elbow, the unit used for measuring cloth. In the 19th century a single-storey annexe was added on the opposite side.

The town hall today

The monument remains in everyday use: the Zduny Cultural Centre with its Na Stryszku gallery, the Czekolada café and a bank operate within its walls. The town hall stands at Rynek 1, and the visit combines well with a trip to the nearby Barycz Valley, about fifteen kilometres away, where the Kolorowy Szlak Karpia trail begins.