Old town bell tower

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Old town bell tower, the landmark of the old town

The Altstadter Glockenturm is a bell tower in Altstadt , a district of the municipality of Kirkel in the Saar- Palatinate district . He is considered the landmark of the place.

history

The 17 meter high bell tower in neo-Gothic style was built in 1859 in place of the dilapidated wooden bell tower from the 1820s. Old town had no church at that time. The tower was in operation until 1962 and rang several times a day, also in the event of a fire and at funerals. In 1962 the Martinskirche was built, which took over the ringing from now on. Today the bell tower is only rung at 7:30 a.m. at the beginning of school. A bell tower festival was celebrated for the 150th anniversary in 2010 (one year late).

The Karlsberg Brewery restored the tower in 2003 on the occasion of the brewery's 125th anniversary. Its founder Christian Weber grew up opposite the tower. The restoration costs were 10,000 euros.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Church leader Kirkel . Kirkel parish, 2004, p. 11 ( kirkel.de [PDF; accessed on July 19, 2012]). Community leader Kirkel ( Memento of the original from May 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kirkel.de
  2. ↑ Inscription plaque on the bell tower
  3. ↑ Thorsten Wolf: More than a sight. (No longer available online.) Pfälzischer Merkur , September 6, 2010, formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 19, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.pfaelzischer-merkur.de  
  4. ↑ Bell tower handed over to the population: Landmarks of the old town in new splendor. (No longer available online.) Mercurio Drinks, October 21, 2003, formerly the original ; Retrieved July 19, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.mercurio-drinks.de  

Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 10.6 ″  N , 7 ° 17 ′ 1.4 ″  E