Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg

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Bell museum in Herrenberg, Germany

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

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For high quality zoomable 360°-pictures of the exposition visit www.glockenmuseum-stiftskirche-herrenberg.de/fuehrung.

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

* Bell "Gloria" out of steel

* The biggest bell "Maxima" (6.4 tons) is not in use at the moment

* Some of the smaller bells: "Benedicate", "Rogate", "Exultate" and "Laudate"

* "Gloriosa" in the bell tower (3.6 tons)

## See also

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* List of music museums

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Stiftskirche Herrenberg |Glockenmuseum mit besonderem Profil". Glockenmuseum-stiftskirche-herrenberg.de. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
2. ^ a b c "Herrenberg Bell Museum". Stuttgart-tourist.de. Retrieved 2016-11-01.

## External links

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* English information
* official website (german)

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Bells

Background and
terminology|

* Bell
* Bell-cot
* Bellfounding
* Bell-gable
* Bell pattern
* Bell tower / Campanile
* Bell-ringer
* Bell shrine
* Belfry
* Bourdon
* Campanology (index)
* Peal
* Ring of bells
* Strike tone
* Striking clock
* Zvonnitsa

Types|

* Agogô
* Altar bell
* Aluphone
* Babendil
* Bell tree
* Bianzhong
* Bicycle bell
* Bonshō
* Call bell
* Cat bell
* Church bell
* Cowbell
* Crotal bell
* Dead bell
* Doorbell
* Dōtaku
* Ghanta
* Handbell
* Jingle bell
* Kane
* Mini-ring
* Ship's bell
* Servant bell
* Standing bell
* Suzu
* Tintinnabulum
* Tubular bells

Ringing styles|

* Chiming
* Carillon
* Chime
* Canpanò
* Ellacombe apparatus
* Russian Orthodox bell ringing
* Blagovest
* Full circle ringing
* Change ringing
* Call changes
* Method ringing
* Bolognese bell ringing
* Veronese bell ringing

Notable bells|

* List of heaviest bells
* Balangiga bells
* Bell of Good Luck
* Bell of King Seongdeok
* Big Ben
* Freedom Bell
* Great Bell of Dhammazedi
* Great Tom
* Ivan the Great Bell Tower
* Japanese Peace Bell
* Justice Bell
* Liberty Bell
* Maria Gloriosa
* Mingun Bell
* Bells of Notre-Dame de Paris
* Olympic Bell
* Petersglocke
* Sigismund Bell
* Swan Bells
* Temple Bell (Boston)
* Tsar Bell
* World Peace Bells
* Kentucky
* Yongle Big Bell

Bell founders
and foundries|

* Bergholtz
* Bilbie family
* Andrey Chokhov
* Cockey
* Royal Eijsbouts
* Kashpir Ganusov
* Vanden Gheyn
* Gillett & Johnston
* Grassmayr
* Miles Graye
* Hatch
* Pieter and François Hemony
* Christopher Hodson
* Franciscus Illenfeld
* Juutila
* Marinelli
* McShane
* Meneely
* John Murphy
* Olsen Nauen
* Glockengießerei Otto
* Paccard
* Petit & Fritsen
* Richard Phelps
* Rudhall
* John and William Rufford
* Saarlouiser Glockengießerei
* Schilling [de]
* Taylor
* Hugh Watts
* Warner
* Whitechapel
* Geert van Wou

Related|

* Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
* Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg
* Liberty Bell Memorial Museum
* Liberty Bell Museum
* National Bell Festival
* Ringing organizations
* Freedom Bell, American Legion
* All the Bells

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

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

People|

* ISIL

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