List of the largest bells in Switzerland

This is a list of the largest bells in Switzerland , sorted by mass (from ≈5,000 kg).

Place, church	Surname	Percussive ( HT - ¹ / ₁₆ )	Mass (kg, approx.)	Giesser, casting location	Casting year	Disposition of the overall bell
Bern Minster	Big bell	e ⁰ +3	9,940	Abraham Zender, Bern & Peter Füssli, Zurich	1611	e ⁰ g sharp ⁰ h ⁰ c sharp ¹ c sharp ¹ e ¹ g sharp ¹
Herisau AR, ref. St. Laurentius Church	Goddess bell	ges ⁰	9,120	Franz Anton Grieshaber, Waldshut	1756	ges ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ f ¹ ges ¹ b ¹
Berneck SG, Our Lady	Sacrament bell	f ⁰	8,759	Egger bell foundry in Staad SG	1938	f ⁰ a ⁰ c ¹ d ¹ f ¹
Gossau SG, St. Andreas	Andreas	f ⁰	8,695	Rüetschi AG, Aarau	1958	f ⁰ a ⁰ c ¹ d ¹ e ¹ f ¹
Rorschach SG, ref. church	Vadiani / funeral bell	f ⁰	8,137	Rüetschi, Aarau	1904	f ⁰ a ⁰ c ¹ f ¹
Collegiate Church of St. Gallen	Trinity	e ⁰	8,100	Peter Ludwig Keizer, train	1768	e ⁰ g ⁰ h ⁰ cis ¹ d ¹ f ¹ a ¹ c ² es ² –– d ² f ²
Hitzkirch LU, St. Pankratius	Hour bell	ges ⁰	7,500	A. Bachert, Heilbronn	1990	ges ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ f ¹ ges ¹ as ¹ b ¹
Pfäffikon SZ, St. Meinrad	Trinity	ges ⁰	7,040	Rüetschi AG, Aarau	1965	ges ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ ges ¹ as ¹
Niedergösgen SO, St. Anton Castle Church	Christ the King bell	ges ⁰	7,020	Rüetschi AG, Aarau	1960	ges ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ ges ¹ as ¹
Aarau, St. Peter & Paul	Trinity	ges ⁰	6,970	Rüetschi AG, Aarau	1960	ges ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ ges ¹ as ¹
Friborg, St. Nicholas Cathedral	Sion & Maria	g ⁰ −5	6,950	Robert de Besançon & Pierre de Montureux	1505	g ⁰ h ⁰ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹ es ² ges ² ges ²
Zofingen AG, ref. church	Matthew	ges ⁰	6,867	Rüetschi, Aarau	1929	ges ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ ges ¹ as ¹
Hochdorf LU, St. Martin	Christ the King bell	ges ⁰	6,722	Bell foundry Staad SG	1940	ges ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ f ¹ ges ¹
Basel Minster	Pope's bell	ges ⁰	6,504	Jakob Keller, Zurich	1837	ges ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ f ¹ ges ¹ b ¹
Wil SG, town church St. Nikolaus	Nicholas bell	g ⁰	6,403	Rüetschi, Aarau	1939	g ⁰ b ⁰ c ¹ d ¹ es ¹ f ¹ g ¹ –– g ² b ²
Bern Minster	Midday bell	g sharp ⁰	6,395	Franz Sermund	1583	e ⁰ g sharp ⁰ h ⁰ c sharp ¹ c sharp ¹ e ¹ g sharp ¹
Kreuzlingen TG, Ortisei	Hosanna	g ⁰	6,285	Emil Eschmann , Rickenbach	1964	g ⁰ b ⁰ d ¹ f ¹ g ¹ b ¹
Geneva, St. Peter's Cathedral	La Clémence	g ⁰	6'238	H. Rüetschi, Aarau	1902	g ⁰ c ¹ e ¹ g ¹ a ¹ c ² –– e ²
Zurich-Unterstrass, ref. Pauluskirche		g ⁰	6'220	Rüetschi, Aarau	1933	g ⁰ b ⁰ c ¹ d ¹ es ¹ f ¹ g ¹
Zurich, ref. St. Peter	Death knell	as ⁰	6,203	Jakob Keller, Zurich	1880	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ as ¹ c ²
Herisau AR, St. Peter and Paul		as ⁰	6'200	Bell foundry Staad SG	1937	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹
Appenzell, St. Mauritius	Trinity	g ⁰	6,173	Rüetschi, Aarau	1923	g ⁰ b ⁰ c ¹ d ¹ f ¹ g ¹ b ¹
Laugh SZ , Holy Cross	Holiday bell	f ⁰	6'080	Karl Czudnochowsky, Erding	1955	f ⁰ a ⁰ c ¹ d ¹ e ¹ g ¹
Sirnach TG, St. Remigius	Christ the King bell	g ⁰	6'071	Rüetschi, Aarau	1937	g ⁰ b ⁰ d ¹ f ¹ g ¹ b ¹
Rapperswil SG, parish church St. Johann	Trinity	as ⁰	6,040	Friedrich Wilhelm Schilling , Heidelberg	1960	as ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹
Emmen, St. Mauritius	Trinity	g sharp ⁰	6,010	Gebr. Rüetschi, Aarau	1880	gis ⁰ cis ¹ dis ¹ e ¹ gis ¹ ais ¹ d ²
Thalwil ZH, St. Felix and Regula	Trinity	f sharp ⁰	5,984	Rüetschi, Aarau	1959	fis ⁰ ais ⁰ cis ¹ dis ¹ fis ¹
Dübendorf ZH, Maria Frieden	Trinity	g ⁰	5,944	Rüetschi, Aarau	1963	g ⁰ b ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ g ¹
Grosswangen, St. Konrad	Christ the King bell	g ⁰	5,935	Franz Schilling / sons, Apolda	1929	g ⁰ h ⁰ d ¹ e ¹ g sharp ¹
St. Gallen, ref. City Church of St. Laurenzen		g ⁰	5,900	Carl Rosenlächer, Constance	1852	g ⁰ h ⁰ d ¹ g ¹ h ¹
Glarus, ref. City Church		g ⁰	5,800	Jakob Keller, Zurich	1865/66	g ⁰ h ⁰ d ¹ g ¹ h ¹
Romont FR, collégiale		b ⁰	5,800	Franz Sermund, Bern	1579	B ⁰ d ¹ es ¹ f ¹ g ¹ a ¹ b ¹ c ² f ² a ²
Hinwil ZH, ref. church	John	g ⁰	5,688	Rüetschi, Aarau	1953	g ⁰ h ⁰ d ¹ e ¹ f sharp ¹ a ¹
Teufen AR, ref. church	Men's bell	g ⁰	5,623	Jakob Keller, Zurich	1872	g ⁰ h ⁰ d ¹ g ¹ h ¹
Lausanne VD, cathedral	Marie-Madeleine	as ⁰	5,610	Franz Sermund, Bern	1583	As ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹ c ²
Einsiedeln Monastery	Trinity	ges ⁰	5,500	Lorraine wandering caster Rosier	1637	ges ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ ges ¹ as ¹ b ¹ des ² –– ges ² b ²
Zurich-Hottingen, St. Anton		as ⁰	5'425	Grassmayr, Buchs	1912	as ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹
Ruswil LU, St. Mauritius	Christ the King bell	g ⁰	5,376	Rüetschi, Aarau	1950	g ⁰ h ⁰ d ¹ e ¹ g ¹
Lyss BE, ref. church		g sharp ⁰	5'337	Rüetschi, Aarau	1935	gis ⁰ h ⁰ cis ¹ dis ¹ fis ¹
Aarau, ref. City Church		as ⁰	5'275	Rüetschi, Aarau	1899	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ c ² f ²
Schaffhausen, Munster	Big bell	as ⁰	5'263	Rüetschi, Aarau	1898	as ⁰ c ¹ des ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ c ²
Seventh SZ, Heart of Jesus	Heart of jesus	g sharp ⁰	5'260	Rüetschi, Aarau	1939	gis ⁰ h ⁰ cis ¹ dis ¹ fis ¹ gis ¹
Lucerne, Hofkirche St. Leodegar	St. Joder & Rochus	g ⁰	5'250	Niklaus Subtil, Simon Michelin & Kaspar Delson (Lorraine)	1633	g ⁰ a ⁰ h ⁰ c ¹ cis ¹ dis ¹ ice ¹ g ¹
Baden, St. Mary's Assumption and St. Damian	Damianus	as ⁰	5'234	H. Rüetschi, Aarau	1926	as ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹
Dussnang TG, St. Maria Lourdes		as ⁰	5'229	Rüetschi, Aarau	1890	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹
Zurich-Aussersihl, ref. St. Jacob		as ⁰	5,202	Rüetschi, Aarau	1901	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹
Zurich, Predigerkirche		as ⁰	5,198	Rüetschi, Aarau	1900	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹
Niederuzwil SG, Christ the King		g sharp ⁰	5'168	Rüetschi, Aarau	1934	g sharp ⁰ h ⁰ c sharp ¹ e ¹ f sharp ¹
Au SG, Mariæ birth		as ⁰	5'160	Rüetschi, Aarau	1926	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹
Zurich-Fluntern, Grosse ref. church		as ⁰	5'150	Rüetschi, Aarau	1920	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹
Dübendorf ZH, ref. church		as ⁰	5,129	Emil Eschmann, Rickenbach	1970	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹
Olten SO, cath. St. Martin	Trinity	as ⁰	5,127	Rüetschi, Aarau	1909	as ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹
Zofingen AG, Christ the King	Christ the King	as ⁰	5,124	Rüetschi, Aarau	1960	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ c ²
Bischofszell TG, Catholic town church St. Pelagius		as ⁰	5'120	Emil Eschmann, Rickenbach	1967	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹
Buchs SG, ref. church		as ⁰	5,103	Rüetschi, Aarau	1931/34	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ as ¹ c ²
Prez-vers-Noréaz FR		as ⁰	5,087	Rüetschi, Aarau	1926	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ as ¹ c ²
Sulgen TG, ref. church		as ⁰	5,073	Rüetschi, Aarau	1932	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ as ¹ c ²
Kirchberg SG, St. Peter and Paul		g ⁰	5,060	Bell foundry Staad SG	1935	g ⁰ a ⁰ c ¹ e ¹ g ¹ a ¹
Arbon TG, ref. Mountain church		as ⁰	5'050	Rüetschi, Aarau	1924	as ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹ c ²
Grenchen SO, Zwingli Church		as ⁰	5,038	Rüetschi, Aarau	1927	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹
Altstätten SG, ref. church		as ⁰	5,035	Rüetschi, Aarau	1905	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹
Pfaffnau LU, St. Vinzenz	Vincentius	as ⁰	5,033	Rüetschi, Aarau	1932/43	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹
Trogen AR, ref. church	Landsgemeindeglocke	g ⁰	5,032	Rüetschi, Aarau	1958	g ⁰ c ¹ e ¹ g ¹ c ² g ²
Zurich-Seebach, St. Maria Lourdes	Christ the King	as ⁰	5'030	Rüetschi, Aarau	1941	as ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹
Wil SG, ref. Kreuzkirche		as ⁰	5,020	Rüetschi, Aarau	1962	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ g ¹ b ¹ c ²
Solothurn SO, ref. City Church		as ⁰	5'015	Rüetschi, Aarau	1924	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ c ²
Zurich-Wipkingen, Guthirt	Guthirt	as ⁰	5'015	Rüetschi, Aarau	1933	as ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹
Thalwil ZH, ref. church		g sharp ⁰	5,013	Rüetschi, Aarau	1946	gis ⁰ h ⁰ cis ¹ dis ¹ fis ¹
Zurich-Hottingen, Kreuzkirche		as ⁰	5'010	Rüetschi, Aarau	1904	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ as ¹ c ²
Lucerne, Lukaskirche		as ⁰	5,006	Rüetschi, Aarau	1935	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹
Wallisellen ZH, ref. church		as ⁰	5,003	Rüetschi, Aarau	1957	as ⁰ b ⁰ des ¹ f ¹ as ¹ b ¹
Zurich-Witikon, ref. church		as ⁰	5,002	Rüetschi, Aarau	1956	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ g ¹
Zurich-Hard, Bullinger Church	Pentecost bell	g ⁰	5,000	Rüetschi, Aarau	1956	g ⁰ b ⁰ c ¹ d ¹ f ¹
Zurich-Affoltern, ref. Church believed		as ⁰	5,000	Rüetschi, Aarau	1972	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹ c ²
Cham ZG, St. Jakobus	Trinity / Brother Clauses	g sharp ⁰	5,000	Rüetschi, Aarau	1959	gis ⁰ h ⁰ dis ¹ fis ¹ gis ¹ h ¹ dis ²
Sarnen OW, St. Peter and Paul	Mary Queen	g sharp ⁰	5,000	Rüetschi, Aarau	1956	g sharp ⁰ h ⁰ c sharp ¹ e ¹ f sharp ¹ g sharp ¹
Romanshorn TG, ref. church		as ⁰	5,000	Rüetschi, Aarau	1910	as ⁰ c ¹ es ¹ f ¹ as ¹

Web links

Rüetschi bell foundry in Aarau - the only active bell foundry in Switzerland
Joh. Muff AG, church tower technology - video reports on bell projects in Switzerland
The bells of the Bern Minster - picture and sound of all minster bells ( Memento from August 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

Remarks

↑ History of the Church ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the evangelical ref. Herisau parish, accessed on December 5, 2014 @1@ 2

^ New cast of the predecessor from 1926.

↑ The bell had cracked since 1988 and was welded in 2012.

[1] History of the Church ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the evangelical ref. Herisau parish, accessed on December 5, 2014 @1@ 2

[2] New cast of the predecessor from 1926.

[3] The bell had cracked since 1988 and was welded in 2012.