Old Town Hall - Stege, Denmark - Town Clocks on Waymarking.com

The old Town Hall (rådhuset) in Stege, is located in the center of town, at the town square, at Storegade 39. It is designed in the Dutch Renaissance style by Danish Architect, Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll.

This clock is situated near the top of the three story octagonal tower. It is circular, framed by bricks, with a white background. All twelve numbers are represented with black Roman numerals. It has black tick marks for each minute, with wider tick marks every five minutes. Time is kept with semi-decorative black hour and minute hands. It appears to have a glass cover to protect it from the elements.

Stege Old Town Hall is a two story reddish brick building, with a high pitched roof line covered in red tile, with curved gable ridges and pinakler. It is a symmetrical design, with a three story octagonal tower in the middle of the facade, topped with a copper covered onion dome. All windows are painted brown. Three granite steps lead up to a front entry doors of varnished oak with over window and a molded casing and triangular in yellow painted stucco.

The town hall was originally the center of Main Street, at the east end of the Town Square. The previous town hall was severely damaged by the Swedes in 1659 and then demolished. In 1902-03 electricity was installed in the building and in 1966, central heating was added. In 1968, after Moen Municipality was formed, the old Town Hall was used as a police station, with a jail on the ground floor. In 1973, the Moen jurisdiction was discontinued and the jurisdiction became part of Taiping. The building continued to be used by the police and as a courthouse for enforcement and probate matters.

"Stege is the largest town on the island of Møn in south-eastern Denmark. As of 2012, its population is 3,835. Stege is now part of Vordingborg Municipality and belongs to Region Zealand. Once a prosperous herring fishing port, tourism is now important to the local economy." SOURCE