Stará Bystrica
Stará Bystrica (Hungarian: Óbeszterce) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of Northern Slovakia. It is the home to the world's youngest astronomical clock, completed in 2009.[1][2]
History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1417.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 484 metres and covers an area of 36.909 km². As of 2004, its population was 2,679.
Astronomical clock
During the reconstruction of the town square, an astronomical clock was built in the municipality; it was completed in 2009.
The astronomical clock has the shape of a stylized form of
The astronomical part of the clock consists of an astrolabe displaying the astrological signs, positions of the Sun and Moon, and the lunar phases. The clock is controlled by computer using DCF77 signals.[1][3]
Notes and references
- ^ a b Slovenský orloj v Starej Bystrici Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, municipality official website (in Slovak)
- ^ The Youngest and Most Accurate Astronomical Clock Is in Slovakia
- ^ Pražský orloj - Orloje v zahraničí (Prague Astronomical Clock - Foreign clocks, in Czech)
- Stará Bystrica a okolie by Oskár Dubovický and Ján Podmanický. Published by Print-Servis Bratislava 1998. (in Slovak) ISBN 80-88755-81-6.
External links
49°21′N 18°57′E / 49.350°N 18.950°E
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