But perhaps the most noticeable change is now visible up on the church tower: the church clock is once again showing the correct time.
On the way to the Smiltene church tower, in a small mezzanine room, you can still see an old clock mechanism, which was given to the Smiltene church by the Valmiera church in the mid-19th century. It has large metal gears and solid stone weights next to it.
Regarding the history of the subsequent clock mechanisms in the Smiltene chu...