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

Recent posts

Rome - 14 things not to miss My personal advise on what to do and see in Rome
Mt Egmont and King Edward Park Mt Egmont seen from the King Edward Park playing fields in Stratford
Stratford Glockenspiel The Stratford Glockenspeil in Taranaki
The Antelope - the dog friendly pub The Antelope - your local, dog friendly, beer friendly pub
Ancient Rome - 8 must see highlights Must see ancient monuments around Rome
Antwerp - de Kathedraal Historical information about the gothic Antwerp Cathedral
Antwerp - what to do, see, stay and eat What to see, where to stay and eat in historic Antwerp
Austria - recommended places to stay Recommended hotels in Vienna, Salzburg and Bregenz

Further reading

Related posts

European tourism and rail organisations - a quick reference - A reference guide to European tourism and rail organisations

Lucerne - 7 things not to miss - What not to miss in Lucerne

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

Zürich - a brief history of Grossmünster - A brief history of the distinctive twin-spired Grossmünster in Zürich

Why chase solar eclipses? - Why I chase total solar eclipse all over the world

Europe - Travel information from around Europe

Switzerland - sacred destinations - Nine of the finest churchs, cathedrals and monastries in Switzerland

Rapperswil - What a visitor to Rapperswil needs to know

Berne Münster (Cathedral) - a brief history - A brief history of the Cathedral in the UNESCO-protected old town of Berne

Eclipse chasing - Essential total eclipse trip planning information from 2010 to 2019

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