City Church of Bremgarten - Todays Bells

Todays Bells

The new bells are from the Bell Foundry H. Rüetschi in Aarau . The largest was 29 August 1986 and the remaining five at 13 Poured in June 1986. For the new bells in addition to new material and 462 kg of melted by the fire bell was used. Were a total of 6689 kg of cast copper bronze (79% copper / 21% tin, ± 1%) for six bells.

The new bells are dedicated to another person. Depending on a bell bears the name of the church cartridge Nicholas of Myra and Mary Magdalene. The Angelus bell is dedicated to Mary, and another the catacomb Synesius. The reference to the time in which these bells were cast, carry the two smallest one person per current name: The name of the second smallest of the 24 March 1980 murdered bishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez of San Salvador is the smallest and the name of the then still living Mother Teresa in Kolkata .

All the bells worn on the jacket back the inscription "KATH. CHURCH CHURCH BREMGARTEN 1986 "and on the board on the back in small letters" H. BELL FOUNDRY Rüetschi AARAU AG • ». The two largest bells were donated: the largest (Nicholas) of the local businesses Georg Utz AG, a manufacturer of storage and transport containers, and the second largest (Mary Magdalene) from the Reformed parish Bremgarten Mutschellen.

On the jacket front is "MOTHER TERESA", including with smaller letters, "the poorest • MOTHER AND DYING IN CALCUTTA •». On the jacket front is "BISHOP OSCAR ROMERO", including with smaller letters "FIGHTER FOR JUSTICE • • VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IN SAN SALVADOR † 1980». On the jacket front is "Synesius," including with smaller letters "CATACOMBS-HOLY • SINCE 1653 IN BREMGARTEN worshiped." On the jacket front is "ANGELUS BELL", including with smaller letters, "VOICE MARIA: GO • I AM THE LORD MAGD • ME BE DONE TO YOUR WORD • LK 1, 38». On the jacket front is "MARY MAGDALENE", including with smaller letters "AFTER JESUS WAS RISEN • • • FIRST APPEARED HE MARY MAGDALENE • MK 16, 9" and on the front of the board with even smaller letters, "sponsored by the REF. CHURCH CHURCH BREMGARTEN-MUTSCHELLEN. " On the jacket front is "ST. NICHOLAS, "including with smaller letters" BISHOP OF MYRA • A MAN OF KINDNESS AND AUXILIARY READINESS • »and on the front board with even smaller letters" founded by GEORG UTZ AG ».

Each bell was attached to an adjustable suspension a clapper hammergeschmiedetem using a soft iron core leather connection. The bells are on an iron yoke with axles and self-aligning ball bearings mounted. For the biggest bell in addition the yoke had strongly bent clapper and counterweight to be installed.

The transportation and installation of the belfry and the preparations for the elevator bell began on 20 October 1986. The consecration of bells followed by lift took place on 25 Held in October 1986. The students from urban schools and kindergartens were the six bells by pulley pull. The bells were raised from the smallest to the largest ever of children in a certain age. The whole thing looked like tug of war . The lightest bell ("Mother Teresa") covered the kindergarten students, the heaviest bell ("St. Nicholas") finally high school students on. The mount in the belfry and the follow-up lasted 31 October 1986.

The bronze was 23:50 francs calculated per kilogram and the price came to a total of CHF 157'191 .50 for the raw material including iron. Belfry and clapper cost 36,500 francs. Including planning and cost Montierungsarbeitungen the bells Total 242'511 .50 francs.

On Good Friday, the bells are each symbolically sent to Rome to be blessed. Instead peal then the sounds Klepper (also called Rafele). The old nag was destroyed in the fire in 1984. The Russians Carpenter Berger and the private man Kurt Heizmann built a new Klepper and donated it to the church.