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The largest bell in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Passau is ringing. Pitch: F sharp° Bells The Passau Cathedral has eight church bells.[4] The current ringing still essentially reflects the historical ringing from 1684, which also consisted of eight bells. However, most of these bells have since been replaced or recast. Since the towers were rebuilt in 1897, the octagons with the neo-baroque domes have been designed as bell chambers, so that both towers have two bell chambers each. No. Name Year of casting Foundry, place of casting Mass (kg, approx.) Diameter (mm, approx.) Strike tone (HT-1/16) Tower 1 Pummerin 1952 Bell foundry Rudolf Perner, Passau 7,850 2,320 fis0 −8 South tower 2 Misericordia 1999 5,950 2,180 g0 −5 North tower 3 Stürmerin 1733 Nikolaus Drackh, Passau 5,600 2,100 a0 −8 South tower 4 Dignitär 1897 Bell foundry Lorenz, Passau 3,375 1,730 h0 −3 North tower 5 Preacher 1896 2,400 1,540 cis1 −2 6 Angelus bell 1897 1,250 1,250 e1 −3 7 Eleven o'clock bell 1896 800 1,120 fis1 −5 8 Choir bell 1951 Bell foundry Rudolf Perner, Passau 525 995 a1 −8 Two other bells were part of the historic ringing. The official bell was removed in 1917 and recast as cannonballs. The death bell has been hanging in the cemetery church of St. Severin since 1952. The ninth bell is the signal bell, weighing 26 kg, hanging next to the sacristy door of the cathedral. Photo taken on Friday, June 1st, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at the hour of Christ's death.