Viertlabfüfi -->Swiss German for = 5:15 pm = 17:15
The focus is on the Zytturm, the "time-tower". This is the landmark of my town. It dominates the historical part of the old town and dates back to the thirteenth century. The steep hipped roof and the look-out chamber were added in 1557 and in 1574 they built the big clock. On the other side would be also an astronomical clock. This one has four pointers: The arrow indicates the week, the crescent the moon phase, the sun the month and the letter S, the leap years.
Inside the tower are two old jail cells, so-called Timpis preserved. And under the roof is a “Föhnwächterstübchen”, a guardroom as a lookout over the city and the lake. In former times used to watch out for enemies and for fire, when the wind from the south (Föhn) increased the fire risk in the old town.
