Franciscus Illenfeld ( Slovak: ''František Illenfeld'', Hungarian: ''Illenfeld Ferenc'') of

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was a famous Moravian founder of bells. He had worked in Košice and his workshop was one of the best

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in the

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. Franciscus Illenfeld is the author of the St. Urban Bell (cast it in 1557) which was installed in the

St. Urban Tower The Urban Tower ( sk, Urbanova veža) in Košice, Slovakia is a renaissance prismatic campanile with a pyramidal roof. It was erected in the 16th century. The St. Urban Bell, a church bell installed in the tower, has been dedicated to Saint Urban ...

in Košice, today

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. Its weight was 7 tones. In 1966 the St. Urban Bell was destroyed by fire. It was renovated and located in the front of the tower. In 1996 a copy of the St. Urban Bell was cast in a mould and installed in the tower. He is also the author of the St. John Bell that is exhibited at Zvonárska Street in Košice. The bell was founded in 1558.

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