The Sigismund Bell (Polish: Dzwon Zygmunt or Dzwon Zygmunta) is the largest of the five bells hanging in the Sigismund Tower of the Wawel Cathedral in the Polish city of Kraków. It was cast in 1520 by Hans Behem and named after King Sigismund I of Poland, who commissioned it. The bell weighs almost 13 tonnes (28 thousand pounds) and requires 12 bell-ringers to swing it. It tolls on special occasions, mostly religious and national holidays, and is regarded as one of Poland's national symbols.[3]
^"The Royal Sigismund Bell". The Wawel Royal Cathedral of St Stanislaus BM and St Wenceslaus M. Parafia Archikatedralna św. Stanisława BM i św. Wacława. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
^Czuba, Andrzej (1998-03-12), "Bractwo króla Zygmunta" [Fraternity of King Sigismund], Magazyn Rzeczpospolitej (in Polish), retrieved 2010-01-17
^"Old, yes, but still 'as sound as a bell'. King Zygmunt's 1521 bell celebrates 500th birthday". Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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