Zvonice u kostela Sv.Jakuba / Belfry at the St.Jacob church (Lipník nad Becvou)
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N 49° 31.703 E 017° 35.182
33U E 687154 N 5489410
Mohutná pozdne renesancní stavba postavena v r. 1609.
Built in the late Renaissance style in 1609.
Waymark Code: WM8FYH
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/28/2010
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V roce 1604 nechalo mesto porídit nový velký zvon Michal, který vážil pres 5 tun. Pri zavešení na kostelní vež ale nastaly potíže, zvon rozechvíval kostelní vež a nastala obava, aby se vež i se zvonem nezrítila. Proto se obec rozhodla postavit zvonici. Kamenná pametní deska udává, že zvonice byla založena 4. dubna nákladem obce a dokoncena 12. listopadu, byla tedy postavena ve velice krátké dobe 222 dní. Na zvonici vidíme slunecní hodiny a znak mesta, vež sama má pudorys 10×10 metru. V soucasné dobe jsou na zvonici tri zvony: už zminovaný Michal, který nedávno slavil ctyrsté narozeniny a je druhým nejvetším zvonem na strední Morave, zvon Jakub, který je nejstarším zvonem v okrese Prerov, byl ulit pred více než 540 lety a váží 1500 kg, a zvon Barborka (220 kg), který sloužíval jako umírácek.
The town authorities acquired a new big bell called Michal which due to its size and weight (5040 kg) made the church tower quake. The town authorities therefore decided to build a new bell tower. A stone memorial plate indicates it was begun on the 4th April at the expense of the municipality and finished on 12th November. There is a sundial on the bell tower. The tower itself has a footprint of 10 x 10 m. The gate of sheet metal covering the windows was recently changed for wooden blinds because the sound propagation is better and the bells are less at risk from vibrations.
BELLS:
Jacob (1500 kg): the oldest bell of Lipník. It was acquired in 1464 in honour of the patron saint of the church: St. Jacob. There is the emblem of Lipník and a fourfold relief of Little Calvary on it. The frieze inscription indicates that it was cast by master Jacob.
Michal (5040 kg) is one of Moravia´s biggest bells. The bell carrying a relief of Archangel Michael, the town emblem as well as the emblem of the lord - George Bruntálský of Vrbno – was cast by Zacharias Milner in Olomouc in 1604.
Little Barbara (250 kg) with reliefs of Little Calvary and the Madonna with her Child served as a death knell. It was acquired in 1695 by George Balšánek and was cast by George Reiner in Olomouc
Address of Tower:
Lipník nad Bečvou,
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 3
Rate tower: 
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Yes
Relevant website?: Not listed
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