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Town Hall

Mestský úrad
Town Hall
Mestský úrad
Original function:
town hall
Current function:
town hall
Settlement:
Selmecbánya, Banská Štiavnica
Address:
Radničné nám. 1/1.
Historical Hungarian county:
Hont
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.458811, 18.892444
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History

It was built in the 16th century. It gained its current form between 1787 and 1788, the tower was also added at that time. The hands of the clock are interchanged. The short one indicates the minutes, while the long one indicates the hours. According to the legend the merchants crossing the town weren't willing to contribute to the construction of the clock tower, and because of this, the burghers of Selmecbánya decided to swap the hands of the clock, so that the merchants couldn't read the exact time.

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