Bells
in the Roman Tower






The six historic bells in the northern Roman Tower
Six of the historic bells at St. Stephen’s Cathedral hang in a huge wooden belfry, parts of which date back to the Middle Ages. The belfry, together with the bells hanging in it, survived the cathedral fire because the northern Roman Tower did not catch fire. The bells ring out as soloists after evening prayer from Thursday to Sunday, and together or in combination on Saturdays and Sundays before vespers at 5 p.m. These bells are of great historical and musical value.
Video recordings
1. ‘Kantnerin’
2. ‘Fehringerin’
3. ‘Bieringerin’
4. ‘Churpötsch’
5. ‘Chorglöckl’
6. ‘Feuerin’
Destroyed historic bells in the southern Roman Tower
The ‘Viertel Pummerin’ and the ‘Zwölferin’ were accommodated there. These bells were destroyed when the tower burned down entirely in 1945. The tower remains empty to this day.
Two historical bells are not currently rung
(instead, they have been placed as museum pieces at the foot of the ‘Pummerin’)
1. ‘Speisglocke’
2. ‘Zügenglocke’