Bell Tower, Schwäbisch Gmünd

Name: Bell Tower
Address: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

#5 among attractions in Schwäbisch Gmünd

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Facts and practical information

The bell tower, formerly called the Glockenhaus, is a Romanesque building erected around 1228 and now houses the bells of the Heilig-Kreuz-Münster in Schwäbisch Gmünd. It is thus a campanile. This form of bell tower is unique in the Swabian region.

Local name: GlockenturmCoordinates: 48°47'57"N, 9°47'48"E

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Bell Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kletterschmiede, Prediger, Heilig-Kreuz-Münster, St. John's Church.

0.6 miW
48°47'59"N • 9°46'60"E
Kletterschmiede, Schwäbisch Gmünd
16 min walk • Sport complex, Climbing
~260 ftNW
Museum
Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd
2 min walk • The Prediger is the name given to the former Dominican monastery of Schwäbisch Gmünd, which is now used as a cultural center with, among other things, the Museum im Prediger and the Galerie im Prediger.
~190 ftS
Church
Heilig-Kreuz-Münster, Schwäbisch Gmünd
1 min walk • The Heilig-Kreuz-Münster in Schwäbisch Gmünd is a Gothic church building with a hall ambulatory, built from about 1320 as a city parish church. The minster is important in art history as the original work of the Parler family...
~230 ftN
Church
St. John's Church, Schwäbisch Gmünd
2 min walk • Johanniskirche or St. John's Church is a Romanesque or neo-Romanesque style Catholic town church in Schwäbisch Gmünd, dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The pillared basilica serves as a lapidary for the Gmünd Minster.
1 miS
Monuments and statues
Die anvertrauten Pfunde, Schwäbisch Gmünd
26 min walk • Wege zur Kunst is a sculpture path in Schwäbisch Gmünd-Straßdorf, which was established in 2002 and has been continuously expanded since then.
0.7 miW
Museum
Galerie Villa Seiz, Schwäbisch Gmünd
18 min walk • Max Eugen Seiz was a German sculptor who lived in Schwäbisch Gmünd and worked as a freelance artist from 1954.
~330 ftN
Museum, Art gallery
Johannisplatz, Schwäbisch Gmünd
2 min walk • Johannisplatz is one of the three main squares in the old town of Schwäbisch Gmünd, along with Marktplatz and Münsterplatz. The square extends north and west of the Romanesque St. John's Church.
~710 ftNE
Church
St. Franziskus, Schwäbisch Gmünd
4 min walk • The Baroque parish church of St. Francis is a former convent church of the Franciscan monastery in the core city of Schwäbisch Gmünd and was dedicated until 1908 to St. Louis, who is now a secondary patron.
~400 ftSW
Church
Augustinuskirche, Schwäbisch Gmünd
2 min walk • The Augustinuskirche in Schwäbisch Gmünd is the former baroqueized monastery church of the Augustinian monastery in Gmünd, which is now a Protestant parish church in the core city and is located in the neighborhood of the Heilig-Kreuz-Münster.
0.8 miNE
Church
Mariä Verkündigung, Schwäbisch Gmünd
21 min walk • The Church of the Annunciation is the former, Gothic, Baroqueized convent church of the Dominican convent of Gotteszell in Schwäbisch Gmünd. It now serves as the church of the correctional facility for women housed in the former convent.
1.5 miNW
Church
St. Coloman, Schwäbisch Gmünd
38 min walk • The former parish church of St. Coloman is a Roman Catholic church in the former village center of Wetzgau in the Schwäbisch Gmünd district of Rehnenhof-Wetzgau. The late Gothic church is dedicated to St. Coloman.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bell Tower?

Nearby attractions include Heilig-Kreuz-Münster, Schwäbisch Gmünd (1 min walk), St. John's Church, Schwäbisch Gmünd (2 min walk), Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd (2 min walk), Johannisplatz, Schwäbisch Gmünd (2 min walk).

How to get to Bell Tower by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bell Tower:

Bus

Gmünd Ledergasse • Lines: 266 (5 min walk)
Sebaldplatz / Rems-Zeitung • Lines: 4a (5 min walk)

Train

Schwäbisch Gmünd (11 min walk)