A complete list of all sundials in Birkenau (with small pictures and maps - click on the pictures) is available at https://www.sonnenuhren-birkenau.de/sonnenuhren-in-birkenau/standorte.html . Best regards, Wolfgang Dick
Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. August 2021 um 12:53 Uhr Von: "Dan-George Uza" <[email protected]> An: "Sundial List" <[email protected]> Betreff: The German 2021 Sundial Conference - an Afterthought Dear all, For those interested in current gnomonic events: I would like to mention that there has been a sundial conference near Mannheim in Germany between 5-8 August which I had the pleasure to attend and post some photos on my Facebook account. The presentations (in German language) covered many interesting topics, ranging from sundial history, sundial books, sundial funding programs, sundial quizzes to modern technology applied to sundial manufacturing. The circa 70 participants also had fun visiting local gnomonic sights in and around Birkenau in the Odenwald - a small town which holds an international record for the highest sundial density (8 sundials/square km). All attendees received an anniversary medal and a jubilee album, gifts which will also be sent to partner sundial organizations. It was quite a special reunion since this year the German sundial working group (Fachkreis Sonnenuhren) celebrates its 50th anniversary. The group is part of the German Society for Timekeeping, a larger organization dealing with various areas of horology. I would like to thank the organizers for this wonderful and stimulating conference! I am already looking forward to next year's meeting. PS: If you would like to know more about the local sundials, I highly recommend the new book "Sonnenuhren in Birkenau" ("Sundials in Birkenau"). It's also in English and French, available via [email protected][mailto:[email protected]] -- Dan-George Uza Romania--------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial[https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial] --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
