St. Urban Tower / Urbanova veža, Košice, Slovakia
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Noe1
N 48° 43.239 E 021° 15.489
34U E 518987 N 5396434
A Gothic prismatic campanile build in the 14th century / Gotická zvonice ze 14. století.
Waymark Code: WMDMX7
Location: Košický kraj, Slovakia
Date Posted: 02/02/2012
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The (St.) Urban Tower in Košice, Slovakia is originally a Gothic prismatic campanile with a pyramidal roof. It was erected in the 14th century.
A church bell installed in the tower has been dedicated to Saint Urban, the patron of vine-dressers. The bell was cast in a mould by the bell-founder Franciscus Illenfeld of Olomouc in 1557. Its weight is 7 tones. In 1966 the tower was damaged by fire and the St. Urban Bell was destroyed as well. The reconstructed tower was reopened in 1971. The renovated bell was located in the front of the tower and a copy of the bell (made by employees of VSŽ Steel Works Košice in 1996) was installed in the campanile.
SK: Urbanova veža v Košiciach je zvonica Dómu sv.Alžbety zasvätená sv. Urbanovi - patrónovi vinohradníkov. Spolu s Dómom svätej Alžbety a Kaplnkou svätého Michala bola vyhlásená za národnú kultúrnu pamiatku v roku 1970. Veža bola postavená na prelome 14. a 15. storocia ako zvonica v tom case rozostavaného Dómu v gotickom štýle. Neskôršiu renesancnú podobu získala v roku 1628 od prešovského stavitela Martina Lindtnera. K tejto prestavbe sa viaže mramorová tabula nad vstupom do zvonice.
Pri velkom požiari mesta v roku 1556, kedy vyhorela veža aj Dóm, sa roztavili aj ich zvony. Z nich bol zliaty v roku 1557 nový obrovský zvon Urban vážiaci 5 ton olomouckým zvonolejárom Františkom Illenfeldom, ktorý umiestnili do veže. V roku 1966 došlo k požiaru veže, pricom bol znicený zvon Urban a strecha. V rokoch 1967 - 1971 došlo k jej rekonštrukcii do podoby, v akej ju poznáme aj dnes.
Zdroj/source: wikipedia
Address of Tower:
Košice, Slovakia
Number of bells in tower?: 2
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
Rate tower: 
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Yes
Still Operational: Not Listed
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