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Peace Bell on Fichtelberg

Peace Bell on Fichtelberg

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Location: Oberwiesenthal, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

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3. View of Klínovec – Peace Bell on Fichtelberg loop from Kurort Oberwiesenthal

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Lemmi alias Schlumpf

September 7, 2021

The peace bell was built as a monument to the unity of Germany and rings for peace, unity, justice and love. Its peal can be heard as far as the neighboring Czech Republic and thus also sounds for a united Europe. The bells ring every Sunday at 4 p.m.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

July 11, 2025

The large peace bell on the Fichtelberg had to remain silent for six months in 2024. Stone throwing in May 2022 had so badly damaged the bell that its sound suffered. It was decided to stop ringing it and replace it with a new one. The old bell rang for the last time on Easter Monday 2024. Just in time for the mountain service on German Unity Day on October 3, the new bell was officially rung for the first time in the fall of 2024.

The idea of using a peace bell to commemorate the peaceful revolution of 1989 in the GDR and German reunification in 1990 came from watchman Gerd Schlesinger and night watchman Jörg Eller from the Ore Mountains town of Schwarzenberg. The bell was also intended to be heard in neighboring Czechia and thus ring for a united Europe. The cast steel bell, already ninety years old at the time, was rung for the first time in 2010.

The new bell was cast in Innsbruck by the Grassmayr company. At 2,700 kilograms, it is about 1,100 kilograms heavier than the old bell.

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Andy

September 8, 2021

The peace bell on the Fichtelberg plateau - as a monument to the unity of Germany, it rings for peace, unity, justice and love. Their bells can be heard as far away as the neighboring Czech Republic and therefore also ring for a united Europe. The tower keeper Gerd Schlesinger from Schwarzenberg rings the peace bell every Sunday at 4 p.m. on the Fichtelberg.

During Advent and Christmas, as well as New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and Epiphany, there are additional dates for ringing the Peace Bell.

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Location: Oberwiesenthal, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany

Peace Bell on Fichtelberg

1. Fichtelberg – Peace Bell on Fichtelberg loop from Loučná pod Klínovcem

2. View of Oberwiesenthal – Fichtelberg loop from Boží Dar

3. View of Klínovec – Peace Bell on Fichtelberg loop from Kurort Oberwiesenthal

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