An observatory will be built from 670 million forints European Union support in the Zselic area of southwestern Hungary which is free of light pollution, the head of the Somogy County general assembly said on Thursday after the cornerstone laying ceremony.
Attila Gelencser, of the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats, said that the Zselic Nature Reserve was first in Europe, together with the Galloway Forest Park in Scotland, that won in 2009 the Dark Sky Park status from the International Dark-Sky Association.
The Zselic observatory complex will be built on an area of 600 square metres and is planned to be completed by November 2014.
The architects Robert Erdelyi and his wife Judit Erdelyi-Gaspar paid special attention to using environmentally friendly solutions, such as using water from a local well, rainwater for sanitation and geothermic energy for heating.
Abundant with forests, wild animals and natural water, Zselic is one of the most well-preserved microregions in Hungary. It is also well known among foreign hunters.
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