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The current Church of the Assumption of Mary, which is in neo-Romanesque form, was rebuilt after the war-damaged predecessor church, which was built in neo-Gothic form, and was consecrated on August 15, 1949. The towers were only started in 1950 and the last shell work was completed in 1952. The 6 bells are all located in the right tower of the facade, represent the most monumental chime in Saarland and are also the largest chime of the Otto foundry in Saarlouis. In recent years, the bells have been fitted with new clappers, among other things, so that today it is presented in the form heard here. This chime is intended to ceremoniously ring in Easter 2022. No. Nominal Name Mass kg Diameter mm Casting time Foundry Place of casting 1 gis°-2 St. Michael 4840 1983 1954 Otto Saarlouis 2 h°±0 Maria assumpta 3060 1667 1954 Otto Saarlouis 3 cis'-2 St. Joseph 2030 1485 1954 Otto Saarlouis 4 e'-2 St. Donatus 1210 1249 1954 Otto Saarlouis 5 fis'-1 St. Sebastian 890 1112 1954 Otto Saarlouis 6 gis'+1 St. Antonius 610 991 1954 Otto Saarlouis I wish all friends of this channel a happy Easter 2022! Data: Wikipedia, H. Bonkhoff “The bells of the Saarland“; G. Reinhold "Otto-Glocken", report by J. Klassen in the BS data collection. Image: MN Photos: (1) By Oktobersonne - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... (2) By Oktobersonne - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... (3) By Oktobersonne - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... (4) By Oktobersonne - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... (5) By LoKiLeCh - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... (6) By LoKiLeCh - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... (7) By LoKiLeCh - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... (8) By Oktobersonne - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...