Ringing bells at St. Vitus performs voluntary association Campanaria Pragenses Sancti Viti led by Thomas Stařeckého. On the south tower of the cathedral are four bells hung:
Sigismund bell of 1549 by Tomas Jaros in Brno, Czech largest bell.
Vaclav bell dating from 1542 bellmaker Andrew and Matthias Prague.
John the Baptist bell of 1546 by Stanislav bellfounder.
Joseph bell of 1602 by Martin Hilgera.
The name of the bell is' "Sigismund Bell" / "Zygmund".
The Great weighs 16,500 kg.
The height of the bell is 2.03m.
The diameter of the bell is 2.56m.
This bell is the largest one in the Czech Republic.
The masses of 4 bells is:
500kg
1500kg
2500kg
16500kg
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