History<\/p>\n<\/div>
Your host
\nwith history<\/p><\/h3><\/div>
What began as a meeting place for the civic guard is today the stage for all of Pulsnitz. Over generations, we have evolved into the go-to destination for everything that makes life worth celebrating.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Sch\u00fctzenbier<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Our Milestones<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>From Shooting Range to Inn<\/h2><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>From Shooting Range to Inn<\/h2><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/schuetzenhaus-pulsnitz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/schuetzenhaus-pulsnitz_historische-gaststaette-ballsaal_uebernachtung001.avif\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n- 1467
\n<\/span><\/strong>Founding of the Sch\u00fctzenbruderschaft (Marksmen’s Brotherhood) for the military protection of the town.<\/li>\n- 1473
\n<\/strong><\/span>Beginning of the Marienschie\u00dfen (Marian Shooting Festival) in July. In the following years, a shooting festival was held annually. <\/li>\n- 1658<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Sch\u00fctzenbruderschaft receives the right to brew beer tax-free three times a year.<\/li>\n- 1663<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/span>Construction of the first Sch\u00fctzenhaus as a simple half-timbered building for storing weapons and shooting targets. The associated shooting range, then located outside the town walls, has been preserved as a festival ground to this day. At that time, two shooting festivals per year, at Pentecost and in July, became tradition. <\/li>\n- 1758<\/strong> <\/span>
\nDestruction of the Sch\u00fctzenhaus in the Seven Years’ War. Reconstruction took place immediately after the war ended. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Old](\"http:\/\/schuetzenhaus-pulsnitz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/schuetzenhaus-pulsnitz_illustration031.webp\" "\\"schuetzenhaus-pulsnitz_illustration031\\"")
<\/span><\/div>Leased Restaurant and Hotel Operation<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n- 1845
\n<\/strong><\/span>The new Sch\u00fctzenhaus building in simple neoclassical style is completed. Construction took one year. A leased restaurant was opened, which is still located in the same rooms today. On the north side, a shady beer garden was created with linden tree plantings. <\/li>\n- 1905<\/strong><\/span>
\nExpansion and renovation in Art Nouveau style, incorporating a large hall, the Tunnelsch\u00e4nke, and a hotel floor. The distinctive architectural element becomes the small corner tower. <\/li>\n- 1925<\/strong><\/span>
\nExpansion through the addition of the “Hindenburgdiele” with the participation of the War Veterans’ Association. A small gas station is also incorporated into the complex. <\/li>\n- 1947<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Dissolution of the Sch\u00fctzengesellschaft and takeover of the building by the Soviet Army as a supply depot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"http:\/\/schuetzenhaus-pulsnitz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/schuetzenhaus-pulsnitz_historische-gaststaette-ballsaal_uebernachtung003.avif\")
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<\/span><\/div>Pulsnitz Cultural Center and State-Run Restaurant<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"http:\/\/schuetzenhaus-pulsnitz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/schuetzenhaus-pulsnitz_historische-gaststaette-ballsaal_uebernachtung004.avif\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n- 1950<\/span><\/strong>
\nUse as House of Textile Workers with meal service.<\/li>\n- 1952<\/strong><\/span>
\nConversion to municipal cultural center with stage expansion for theater performances and establishment of a state-run restaurant. From now on, the town of Pulsnitz is the owner, and HO-Bischofswerda, Restaurant Division, is the operator. <\/li>\n- 1958<\/strong><\/span>
\nArno Alschner becomes restaurant manager and, over the course of his tenure, a legend. The triumph of the “Bulgarian Schnitzel” in East Saxon gastronomy falls, among other things, during his creative period. <\/li>\n- 1976<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe “Kulturhaus” was managed by several restaurant managers in succession: Gerhard Otto, Karl Teich, and Christa Gro\u00dfmann.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>- \n
- 1467
\n<\/span><\/strong>Founding of the Sch\u00fctzenbruderschaft (Marksmen’s Brotherhood) for the military protection of the town.<\/li>\n- 1473
\n<\/strong><\/span>Beginning of the Marienschie\u00dfen (Marian Shooting Festival) in July. In the following years, a shooting festival was held annually. <\/li>\n- 1658<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Sch\u00fctzenbruderschaft receives the right to brew beer tax-free three times a year.<\/li>\n- 1663<\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/span>Construction of the first Sch\u00fctzenhaus as a simple half-timbered building for storing weapons and shooting targets. The associated shooting range, then located outside the town walls, has been preserved as a festival ground to this day. At that time, two shooting festivals per year, at Pentecost and in July, became tradition. <\/li>\n- 1758<\/strong> <\/span>
\nDestruction of the Sch\u00fctzenhaus in the Seven Years’ War. Reconstruction took place immediately after the war ended. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Leased Restaurant and Hotel Operation<\/h3><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>- \n
- 1845
\n<\/strong><\/span>The new Sch\u00fctzenhaus building in simple neoclassical style is completed. Construction took one year. A leased restaurant was opened, which is still located in the same rooms today. On the north side, a shady beer garden was created with linden tree plantings. <\/li>\n- 1905<\/strong><\/span>
\nExpansion and renovation in Art Nouveau style, incorporating a large hall, the Tunnelsch\u00e4nke, and a hotel floor. The distinctive architectural element becomes the small corner tower. <\/li>\n- 1925<\/strong><\/span>
\nExpansion through the addition of the “Hindenburgdiele” with the participation of the War Veterans’ Association. A small gas station is also incorporated into the complex. <\/li>\n- 1947<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Dissolution of the Sch\u00fctzengesellschaft and takeover of the building by the Soviet Army as a supply depot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Pulsnitz Cultural Center and State-Run Restaurant<\/h2><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>- \n
- 1950<\/span><\/strong>
\nUse as House of Textile Workers with meal service.<\/li>\n- 1952<\/strong><\/span>
\nConversion to municipal cultural center with stage expansion for theater performances and establishment of a state-run restaurant. From now on, the town of Pulsnitz is the owner, and HO-Bischofswerda, Restaurant Division, is the operator. <\/li>\n- 1958<\/strong><\/span>
\nArno Alschner becomes restaurant manager and, over the course of his tenure, a legend. The triumph of the “Bulgarian Schnitzel” in East Saxon gastronomy falls, among other things, during his creative period. <\/li>\n- 1976<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe “Kulturhaus” was managed by several restaurant managers in succession: Gerhard Otto, Karl Teich, and Christa Gro\u00dfmann.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> - 1952<\/strong><\/span>
- 1905<\/strong><\/span>
- 1473
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