Horolog Land

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Horologenland is a name derived from the watchmaking trade for the northern Waldviertel around Karlstein . What began as a sideline for long winter evenings soon gave the Karlstein an der Deutschen Thaya region in the Waldviertel with the castle of the same name an unusual name: the "Horologenland".

In 1759 a "horologist", a clockmaker, was mentioned for the first time in the church records.

Slowly but surely, the part-time business developed into an own business with increasing numbers. In 1830 around 280 people were already producing around 130,000 watches. Owning a Karlstein watch was considered a luxury.

Traveling traders sold the clocks from the Waldviertel across the entire monarchy . But soon the wealthy customers were adequately supplied with timepieces and there was the first crisis in the small watch industry, whereupon the watch school was founded in 1873, which soon became the "kuk technical school for watch industry", which was eagerly attended by watchmakers from near and far .

In the Karlstein region no clocks for time measurement have been made for a long time. They have been replaced by companies that manufacture dial indicators for other purposes or similar precision engineering products.

The school stayed the same, its range of courses was expanded:

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