The bells of the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Fribourg

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

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