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Clock Tower and Bastion Gate

Malá veža
Clock Tower and Bastion Gate
Malá veža
Original function:
castle / fortification
Current function:
museum
Settlement:
Körmöcbánya, Kremnica
Address:
Zámocké nám. 568/1
Historical Hungarian county:
Bars
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.705924, 18.917275
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History

It was built in the 14th century and it was the gate tower of the bastion as well. At the end of the 17th century another floor was added for the bells. The oldest bell of the town, the Urban bell from 1588, can be found in the tower. A clock was installed on the second floor in the 18th century but it was relocated to the church tower in the next century.

There is an exhibition of bells and bell-making in the tower.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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