!!!Klapotetz

Klapotetz (from Slovene klopótec = rattle), windwheel mainly 
used in the wine growing regions of southern Styria mostly with 8 
sails, a striking mechanism and a wind vane, producing a rhythmic 
clattering noise, used to chase away birds from the vineyards between 
July 25 (Jakobi) and November 11 ( Martini).


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