Bell Tower of Catholic Church St. Johannes der Täufer Meckenheim - NRW / Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Iris & Harry
N 50° 37.304 E 007° 01.345
32U E 360114 N 5609627
Bell Tower with 4 big Bells
Waymark Code: WMRE5Z
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 06/17/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 8
Download this waymark:
.GPX File
.LOC File
.KML File (Google Earth)

The peal consists of four bells in the church tower. Two bronze bells were melted down during World War II, and in 1952 replaced by steel bells.

The Names of the Bells are Johann Baptist, Katharina, Maria, Joseph

You will find very detailed Infos such as weight, Year of construction and inscriptions at the wikipedi website: (visit link)
Address of Tower:
Hauptstraße 86
Meckenheim, NRW Germany
53340

Still Operational: yes

Number of bells in tower?: 4

Relevant website?: [Web Link]

Rate tower:

Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No
Visit Instructions:
Please post an original picture of the tower taken while you were there. Please also record how you came to be at this tower and any other interesting information you learned about it while there.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Bell Towers
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log  
Ostseerocker visited Bell Tower of Catholic Church St. Johannes der Täufer Meckenheim - NRW / Germany 12/13/2023 Ostseerocker visited it
Narayan, visited Bell Tower of Catholic Church St. Johannes der Täufer Meckenheim - NRW / Germany 11/26/2016 Narayan, visited it

View all visits/logs