Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg

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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]

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

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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)

• List of music museums

• English information
• official website (german)

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