Rostock astronomical clock

Rostock Astronomical Clock

The Rostock astronomical clock is a fifteenth-century astronomical clock in St. Mary's Church, Rostock.

History and Description

The astronomical clock was built in 1472 ^[1] by Hans Düringer, a clockmaker from Nuremberg. It consists of three partitions:

• Top: Apostle-go-round giving an hourly performance of the apostles crossing before Jesus for a blessing before entry into eternal bliss, and the last, Judas, is shut out.
• Middle: Clock with daily time, zodiac, moon phases, and month.
• Bottom: Calendar, which is valid until 2150 (with the beginning of 2018, this table replaced the 4th, which lasted from 1885 to 2017). ^[2]

The medieval clock is the only one of its kind still in working condition with its original clockworks. ^[3]

References

1. Europe on a shoestring. Vivek Wagle. 2003. ISBN   1740593146
2. "THE ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK OF THE ST.-MARIEN-KIRCHE IN ROSTOCK" (PDF). www.astronomischeuhr.de.
3. Repository for the Rostock Astronomical Clock

54°05′22″N12°08′19″E / 54.0895°N 12.1386°E / 54.0895; 12.1386