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The bell weighs almost 7,500 kg (including a 200-kg clapper), has a diameter of 2.27 m, and is 2 m high.
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in Poland and one of the largest medieval bells in Europe, hanging in the tower of
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Tower bell
Gothic
Toruń
Coordinates
53°00′33″N 18°36′22″E / 53.00917°N 18.60611°E / 53.00917; 18.60611
Bronze
Martin Schmidt

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bell
Ss. Johns Cathedral
Toruń
Zygmunt
war booty
Carl XII
Great Northern War
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala
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Poland
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Catholic Church
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