1community centre, civic centre, town hall, community hall
A building in a town or district where residents can hold celebrations, meetings, concerts, and courses.
Synonyms
Gemeindehausparish hall
Stadthallecivic hall
Am Samstag findet im Bürgerhaus ein Flohmarkt statt.
A flea market is taking place in the community centre on Saturday.
Die Gemeinde hat das alte Bürgerhaus renoviert, damit dort wieder Theater gespielt werden kann.
The municipality renovated the old community centre so that plays can be performed there again.
2town house, burgher house, merchant's house
A house in which an urban family lived and often also worked during the Middle Ages or early modern period.
Synonyms
Patrizierhauspatrician house
In der Altstadt stehen noch viele Bürgerhäuser aus dem 16. Jahrhundert.
Many town houses from the 16th century still stand in the old town.
Das Bürgerhaus hatte unten eine Werkstatt und oben die Wohnung.
The town house had a workshop downstairs and the apartment upstairs.
The word often appears in place names and announcements: a Bürgerhaus usually belongs to the municipality or the town. In everyday life, you read it mainly in newspapers and on event posters. The word for the historic house appears above all in texts about urban history and architecture.