Western Bell Tower of the Speyer Cathedral, Speyer - RLP / Germany
N 49° 19.034 E 008° 26.498
32U E 459420 N 5462872
Western Tower with 9 Bells.
Waymark Code: WMV3KZ
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 02/18/2017
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"The chime of the cathedral is composed of nine bells of which the larger four were cast in 1822 by Peter Lindemann (Zweibrücken) and the five smaller ones in 1963 by Friedrich Wilhelm Schilling (Heidelberg). They are all contained in the "belfry", the western dome.
No. Name Nominal Weight
(kg) Diameter
(cm)
1 Maximilianus Josephus (Emperor Bell) G0 5350 208
2 Friderica Wilhelmina Carolina B?0 2600 175
3 Ludovicus Carolus D?1 1650 147
4 Matthaeus de Chandelle F1 600 115
5 Saint Mary's Bell A?1 601 95.5
6 Saint Joseph's Bell B?1 494 90.3
7 Saint Anne's Bell D?2 440 83.3
8 Saint Pirmin's Bell E?2 312 75
9 Otto F2 217 66.7