Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg

Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg

The bell tower housing most of the bells
Established	1990 (1990)
Location	Kirchgasse 7, Herrenberg, Germany
Coordinates	48°35′49″N 8°52′16″E / 48.596815°N 8.871009°E / 48.596815; 8.871009
Type	Bell museum
Owner	Verein zur Erhaltung der Stiftskirche Herrenberg e.V.
Website	www.glockenmuseum-stiftskirche-herrenberg.de

The Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg (English: Museum of Bells in the Collegiate Church of Herrenberg) is a museum in the bell tower of Herrenberg's main church. More than 35 of the bells in the collection are still in use, some of them are more than 1,000 years old. There is also 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]

Guided tours are given, in English and German.^{[1] [2]}

Pictures

For high quality zoomable 360°-pictures of the exposition visit

The "Stiftskirche" with its bell tower housing the Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg

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and change to "Glockenmuseum (unten)" or "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)

References

External links

• English information
• official website (german)

Bells
Background and terminology	Bell Bell-cot Bellfounding Bell-gable Bell tower / Campanile Bell-ringer Belfry Campanology Church bell Full circle ringing Ring of bells Strike tone Striking clock Zvonnitsa
Bell founders and foundries	Andrey Chokhov Bilbie family Franciscus Illenfeld Geert van Wou Gillett & Johnston Hatch bell foundry John Taylor & Co Juutila Foundry Kashpir Ganusov McShane Bell Foundry Meneely Bell Foundry Petit & Fritsen Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry Rudhall of Gloucester Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Types	Agogô Altar bell Babendil Bianzhong Bicycle bell Bonshō Carillon Chime Cowbell Crotal bell Dead bell Doorbell Dōtaku Glockenspiel Handbell Jingle bell Kane Ship's bell Singing bowl Suzu Tintinnabulum Tubular bells
Bellringing	Bell pattern Blagovest Bolognese bell ringing art Change ringing Canpanò Grandsire Method ringing Organisations Peal Russian Orthodox bell ringing Veronese bellringing art
Notable bells	List of heaviest bells Balangiga bells Bell of Good Luck Big Ben Great Bell of Dhammazedi Great Tom Ivan the Great Bell Tower Japanese Peace Bell Liberty Bell Mingun Bell Sigismund Bell St. Petersglocke Swan Bells Tsar Bell World Peace Bells Yongle Big Bell
Related	The Ringing World Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg Liberty Bell Museum

Coordinates: 48°35′49″N 8°52′16″E / 48.5969°N 8.8710°E / 48.5969; 8.8710