The historic "Rathhaus" is considered an outstanding monument to the town's economic heyday. It is a two-storey late Gothic quarry stone building that was built between 1545 and 1547. The magnificent Renaissance gable is the result of a "modernization" in the 1580s; the porch was built in 1859/60.
The town hall was used for administrative and representative purposes as well as for council meetings and court hearings. Ceremonial receptions and celebrations (including weddings) were also held in the original three council taverns on the first floor and in the large council chamber on the upper floor. Last but not least, the town hall was also used to store fire-fighting equipment and small arms for the defense of the town. It also housed the flags of the marksmen's guild and the stores of the guilds and guilds.
On the upper floor, the "Leggemeister" collected, inspected and stored the canvas produced in the town. The tithe grain was also stored in the attic of the town hall. All of this is long gone.
Today, the town hall houses the registry office. The three Ratskeller taverns have been replaced by "the" one "Ratskeller". The city council has been meeting in the new town hall on Rudolph-Brandes-Allee since 1977, the construction of which had become necessary after the municipal reorganization (implemented on January 1, 1969) . Since then, the "old" salt works town of Bad Salzuflen, together with the former industrial town of Schötmar and ten other formerly independent village communities, has formed the large municipality of Bad Salzuflen.
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