Fribourg - The bells of the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas by Mark Sukhija

By: Mark Sukhija

The Cathedral of St Nicholas has 13 bells - eleven of which are in the west tower and 2 are in the Bell Tower of the Choir.

West tower
Bell name Year Diameter
St Marie 1505 220 cm
St Catherine 1506 175 cm
St Barbe 1367 146 cm
of hours 1416 131 cm
of Prime 1437 112 cm
of Gambach 1562 96 cm
of sacristin 1569 67 cm
St Nicholas 2nd half of the 14th Century 65 cm
of the dead 1733 57 cm
of choralists 1567 29cm
of watch 1554 29 cm

The Bell Tower of the Choir
Bell name Year Diameter
of the mass 1737 41 cm
of the dieing 1656 31.5 cm

Related Posts

Switzerland - recommended hotels Recommended hotels in Berne, Fribourg, Lugano, Neuchâtel and Rapperswil
Berne - what not to miss What not to miss in the Swiss capital city of Berne
Berne - costumed Fasnachtler Costumed Fasnachtler in the Bernese old town
Berne - Fasnachtler Fasnachtler at the Berner Fasnacht in the Berne Bundesplatz
Berne - Fasnachtler playing the trumpet Trumpet playing fasnachtler at the Berne Bundesplatz for Berne Fasnacht
Berne Münster (Cathedral) - a brief history A brief history of the Cathedral in the UNESCO-protected old town of Berne
Neuchâtel - statue in the old town A statue in front of the castle in old town of Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel - Collegial Church history A history of the Collegial Church of Neuchâtel

Map

Further reading

Related posts

Switzerland - recommended hotels - Recommended hotels in Berne, Fribourg, Lugano, Neuchâtel and Rapperswil

Berne - recommended restaurants - Recommended places to eat and drink in the Swiss capital city Berne

Neuchâtel - where to stay - Personal recommendations on where to stay in Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Berne - Information on and about Berne

Berne - what not to miss - What not to miss in the Swiss capital city of Berne

Switzerland - places not to miss - Sixteen places not to miss around Switzerland

Switzerland - festivals not to miss - Fantastic Swiss festivals to visit through the year

Berne - costumed Fasnachtler - Costumed Fasnachtler in the Bernese old town

Berne - Fasnachtler - Fasnachtler at the Berner Fasnacht in the Berne Bundesplatz

Berne - Fasnachtler playing the trumpet - Trumpet playing fasnachtler at the Berne Bundesplatz for Berne Fasnacht

Related websites

Fribourg Tourisme - Official website of Fribourg Region Tourism

Key facts

Cathedral of St Nicholas

Name: Cathedral of St Nicholas
Address:
Rue de Chanoines 3, 1700 Fribourg
Learn more

About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook