Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg
The Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg (English: Museum Of Bells In Collegiate Church Of Herrenberg) is a museum in the bell tower of Herrenberg's main church. About 35 of the bells in the exposition are still in use, some of them are older than 1,000 years. There does also exist a Carillon with 50 bells. [1] [2]
It is the most extensive collection of bells that are still in use in the world. [1] [2]
There are guided tours in English and German. [1] [2]
Pictures
For high quality zoomable 360°-pictures of the exposition visit http://tour.fotografie5.de/stiftskirche_herrenberg/#!startscene=scene_glockenmuseum_unten and http://tour.fotografie5.de/stiftskirche_herrenberg/#!startscene=scene_glockenmuseum_oben
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Bell "Gloria" out of steel
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The biggest bell "Maxima" (6.4 tons) is not in use at the moment
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Some of the smaller bells: "Benedicate", "Rogate", "Exultate" and "Laudate"
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"Gloriosa" in the bell tower (3.6 tons)
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.glockenmuseum-stiftskirche-herrenberg.de/ german website
- 1 2 3 4 https://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en/a-herrenberg-bell-museum
Coordinates: 48°35′49″N 8°52′16″E / 48.5969°N 8.8710°E