Ebracher Hof

Directly adjacent to the Georg Schäfer Museum and only a few steps away from Marktplatz; one of the city’s most important Renaissance buildings.

Acquired in 1431 from the Cistercian monastery Ebrach (Steigerwald region) as an estate, the Ebracher Hof burned down to the external walls during the Margrave War in 1554 (Second City Ruination). It was only reconstructed in 1578. In the course of the following centuries the estate was utilised in very different manners.

For instance, it accommodated an orphanage in the 19th century and an upmarket furniture warehouse after the Second World War. The Schweinfurt City Library will move into the Ebracher Hof in 2006 after extensive alteration and refurbishing measures.