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Vista de Rattenberg des del turó Rat // Rattenberg view from Rat Mountain

Rattenberg és una cituat situada a la vall de l'Inn, al Tirol (Àustria). Amb una població de 440 habitants, és la ciutat més petita del país.

Fundada al segle XII, la ciutat fou edificada literalment a l'ombra del turó Rat per a protegir-se dels bandolers. La protecció té - però - un preu: a l'igual que altres 60 comunitats del Tirol, durant els mesos d'hivern Rattenberg no rep pràcticament il·luminació solar. De fet és un dels pocs indrets situats a una certa distància al sud del Cercle Polar Àrtic que durant els mesos d'hivern té un periode de foscor permanent.

El novembre de 2005 la ciutat va anunciar un pla per a construir una sèrie de miralls mòbils (anomenats heliostats) amb la intenció de reflectir cap a la ciutat la llum solar durant els mesos d'hivern.

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Rattenberg, Austria is a town on the Inn River, near Rat Mountain and Innsbruck. With a population of 440, it is the smallest town in the country.

Founded in the 1300s, it was built in the literal shadow of Rat Mountain to protect itself from marauders. The protection, however, comes at a price. Like an estimated 60 other communities nested in the Tyrol region of the Alps, Rattenberg receives little-to-no sunlight during the winter. It is one of the few places at a significant distance from the Arctic Circle that has a time of permanent darkness.

In November 2005, the town announced they were building 30 specialized rotating mirrors called heliostats to reflect sunlight into parts of the town during the winter months. The $2.4 million operation was suggested by Bartenbach Lichtlabor GmbH, a lighting design company. The EU plans to foot half the bill as of November 2005.

Source: Wikipedia

More info: Tendencias Tecnológicas

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Taken on: July 31, 2008

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