In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1417.
Geographyedit
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 clockedit
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 Our Lady of Sorrows, patron of Slovakia; it has been described as the largest wooden statue of Slovakia. Its exterior is decorated by statues of important figures from Slovakia's history: Prince Pribina, King Svatopluk, Anton Bernolák, Ľudovít Štúr, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Andrej Hlinka. Each hour, statuettes of saints connected with Slovakia appear: Cyril, Methodius, Andrew-Zorard, Benedict, Gorazd, Bystrík and Adalbert. The bells of the clock carry the names Sv. Juraj (St. George) and Riečnická Madona (Our Lady of Riečnica); the first is rung to indicate the time, the second accompanies the saints.
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 referencesedit
^ abSlovenský orloj v Starej Bystrici 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) ISBN80-88755-81-6.
External linksedit
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