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The original iron clapper made about 12 million strokes during the 479 years of its history. During the 19th century, it broke and underwent repairs in 1859, 1865, and 1876. After it broke again on 25 December 2000, it was replaced by a new one – paid for and cast by Kraków metallurgic companies – on
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The body of the
Sigismund Bell is cast in bronze and weighs 9,650 kg. Its diameter at the lip is 242 cm and its height is 241 cm. The wall of the body is from 7 to 21 cm thick. The crown of the bell is attached to a yoke made of oak wood and measuring 308 cm in length and
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The
Sigismund Bell is operated manually by pulling ropes attached to its yoke. It takes 12 men, six on either side, to swing the bell. The task requires strength, coordination and caution. While swinging, the bell often pulls the ringers up from the floor; in the
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in 1953, Poland's communist authorities demanded that the bell be rung as a sign of mourning. When the cathedral's bell-ringers refused, soldiers were ordered to ring the bell instead, or – depending on the source – it was rung by a group of
Communist activists.
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A person who has participated in the ringing of the
Sigismund Bell at least 50 times over the course of at least three years receives a badge with an image of the bell and the inscription:
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specified the duration of ringing at eight minutes, but the bell may toll for up to 20 minutes in certain cases, such as during a procession.
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and dozens of other high-ranking officials on 10 April 2010. It also tolled during funerals or reburials of several great Poles, such as
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219 cm in height. Within the bell, suspended on a leather belt of up to 12 layers, attached to an iron supporting structure, is a
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of the bell, the cathedral, Kraków or all Poland. It also tolls on other special occasions at the discretion of the
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On at least one occasion, the bell was also rung as a juvenile prank. According to several memoirists, in 1882,
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Dźwięk dzwonów rozległ się w całym mieście! Krakowskie dzwony odpowiedziały na głos
Zygmunta. Tłumy słuchały!
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and membership is often passed from father to son. As of 1998, there has been only one female bell-ringer.
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Sigismund Bell rings in important moments for Krakow and Poland, in recent years, among others:
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campanam hanc dignam animi operumque ac gestorum suorum magnitudine fieri fecit anno salutis
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Deo Opt Max ac
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Large bell located in Wawel
Cathedral, Kraków. Major Polish national symbol.
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In the 16th century, the bell was rung by peasants from the village of
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The Wawel Royal Cathedral of St Stanislaus BM and St Wenceslaus M
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The Wawel Royal Cathedral of St Stanislaus BM and St Wenceslaus M
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The Wawel Royal Cathedral of St Stanislaus BM and St Wenceslaus M
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The Sigismund Tower is the leftmost of the three towers of the
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Evacuation of Polish National Treasures during World War II
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1419:"Zygmunt zadzwonił bez okazji. Sprawdzali, czy historia..."
1393:] (in Polish). Kraków: OWH Anabasis. pp. 116–118.
1300:(in Polish). Fundacja - Polski Portal Edukacyjny Interkl@sa
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clapper, weighing – together with the belt – 365 kg.
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in 1520. Behem set up a special foundry near Kraków's
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1456:[Dzwon Zygmunta – Wawel – Zabytki Krakowa].
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1296:[The Hanging of the Sigismund Bell].
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1501:Tomasz Bździkot (2022-03-06).
1471:Anna Piątkowska (2021-07-13).
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1294:"Zawieszenie dzwonu Zygmunta"
1244:Czuba, Andrzej (1998-03-12),
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833:The bell regularly tolls on
808:Bractwo Dzwonników na Wawelu
468:To the greatest and best God
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1561:"The Royal Sigismund Bell"
1197:"The Royal Sigismund Bell"
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1528:"Sigismund Bell-Ringers"
1460:(in Polish). 2022-11-14.
1246:"Bractwo króla Zygmunta"
1148:Second Day of Christmas
1109:Feast of Christ the King
839:Polish national holidays
566:de Nurembergensis
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2685:National Art Collection
1417:psm, PAP (2011-11-07),
1251:Magazyn Rzeczpospolitej
835:major Catholic holidays
668:which killed President
612:Grand Duke of Lithuania
331:30 km (19 mi)
203:14 April 2001
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2336:National Bell Festival
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1982:List of heaviest bells
1959:Bolognese bell ringing
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1659:Bell tower / Campanile
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1354:Portal Historyczny PAP
1319:ps, PAP (2010-04-10).
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128:50.05472°N 19.93583°E
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2231:Glockengießerei Otto
2196:Franciscus Illenfeld
1458:suerteprzewodnicy.pl
851:archbishop of Kraków
740:Stanisław Wyspiański
728:Stanisław Estreicher
472:Virgin Mother of God
2763:St. George's Chapel
2732:St. Leonard's Crypt
2695:Polish Crown Jewels
2331:Liberty Bell Museum
2241:Petit & Fritsen
2027:Japanese Peace Bell
1937:Full circle ringing
1918:Ellacombe apparatus
1577:The bell being rung
1046:Polish Armed Forces
940:Divine Mercy Sunday
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215:Physical dimensions
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2727:Sigismund's Chapel
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1481:gazetakrakowska.pl
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1992:Bell of Good Luck
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636:battle of Obertyn
614:. It was cast by
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1298:Interkl@sa
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1158:References
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