Among the new landmarks in the Ústí Region is the building of the former town hall in Ústí

Ústí nad Labem – Among the new monuments in the Ústí Region is the former town hall building in the Střekov district of Ústí. Nine buildings, including the aqueduct in Česká Kamenice in the Děčín area and the building of the bottling facility for mineral springs in Klášterec nad Ohří in the Chomutov area, have been added to the list, as reported by ČTK from the website of the National Heritage Institute.

"The town hall building has architectural and historical value. It is the only stand-alone town hall in the city that remains. One was located in Mírové Square and it was demolished during the previous regime's demolition period," said Aleša Kymličková (ODS), the deputy mayor of the Střekov district council, to ČTK. "I was very keen for the building to become a heritage site so that irreversible alterations that could destroy the object's value could not occur," she stated. "Not everyone is thrilled that it is now a heritage site because all modifications must be consulted with heritage conservationists. It is limiting, but the building deserves it," she added.

The building is owned by the Střekov district council. The Czech Post is located on the ground floor, and there is a meeting room for Střekov representatives. The spaces on the upper floors are rented out. "Ústí has a deficit in the number of monuments; we welcome that another valuable building has received heritage protection. The object is very interesting, documenting the development of the city on the Střekov side, which at that time was associated with a large soap factory," said historian Martin Krsek from the Ústí museum to ČTK. "The entrance and the original doors with the ornament of the town hall, which served the then-joined communities of Kramoly and Novosedlice, are very well preserved," Krsek noted. The communities merged with Střekov in 1922.

The building dates back to 1908. After Střekov merged with the city of Ústí nad Labem in 1939, the building continued to host a police station and a post office. "Years ago, one floor was renovated; the original windows were replaced with plastic ones, which severely damaged the building. Recently, even before the building was declared a heritage site, the town hall sensitively replaced the windows on another floor with replicas of the original ones," Krsek stated.

The newly registered cultural monuments also include St. Joseph's Church in the Ústí area of Předlice, St. Wenceslas Church in Volevčice in the Most area, and St. Anthony of Padua Chapel in Žatec. Two farmsteads in Stekník near Žatec, which are included in the village heritage zone of Stekník and in the Žatec hop-growing landscape, also received heritage protection.

A house built in 1932 in Vysoká Lípa in the Děčín area, the aqueduct in Česká Kamenice, and the building of the bottling facility for mineral springs Evženie and Klášterecké have also been declared monuments. The small timber-framed structure with a gabled roof was built at the end of the 19th century. "The heritage values of the spring bottling facility lie in the preservation of the entire object in almost unchanged condition," stated the National Heritage Institute on its website.