Sites & Distribution
English Version (on this page, see below)
This section features evidence from areas examined in this project. In the tables / excel files, places are arranged by present-day political boundaries, with columns for e.g. regions, places, building types, first known deposits, references (see also bibliography) and comments. Eventually, the project aims to produce a searchable database of know sites (currently standing at just over 1300) in and around the former Holy Roman Empire, with further details for the three case studies.
Deutschsprachige Version (kommt bald)
Auf einer gegenwärtig noch im Aufbau befindlichen Webseite werden die bisher in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz erfassten Standorte kartographisch dargestellt werden. Sie liegen in den regionalen Fallstudien von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Vorarlberg und Zürich. Neben der geographischen Verteilung wird die chronologische Abfolge der Ersteinlagen einsehbar sein - auch eine Suchfunktion ist vorgesehen.
JUMP TO Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany), Vorarlberg (Austria) and Canton of Zurich (Switzerland)
Additions and amendments always welcome!
Golden spheres on top of prominent churches & municipal buildings, mediating - as it were - between earth and heaven,
punctuate the cityscape of Zurich and many other places in Central Europe. Pic: BK.
AUSTRIA
| Region | Place | Name | Building Type | 1st Deposit | Objects | Visuals | Reference |
| Tirol | Innsbruck | Hofkirche | Princely Church | 1560 | Devotionals | 1649 Prospect | Hye 1981 |
| Vorarlberg | St. Gerold | Probstei | Monastery | 1703 | Relics | Homepage | Henggeler 1962 |
Fallstudie / Case Study of Vorarlberg
STANDORTE / LOCATIONS
Excel Datei mit Informationen zu einzelnen Turmkugelarchiven (Stand 4/3/2024) / Excel file with information on individual sites (in German, as at 4/3/24)
VISUALISIERUNG / VISUALIZATION
INTERAKTIVE KARTE von Gebäudetypen und frühesten bekannten Einlagen (Stand 10/4/24) / INTERACTIVE MAP of building types & first known deposits (as at 10/4/24), using Google My-Maps - click on link or map below
GERMANY
| Region | Place | Name | Building Type | 1st Deposit | Objects | Visuals | Reference |
| Niedersachsen | Rosdorf | Johannis | Parish Church | 1699 | Coins | Tower | Dolezel 1994 |
| Sachsen | Dresden | Jägerhof | Princely Palace | 1673 | - | Pic below | Sächsisches HStA |
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The Jägerhof (former hunting lodge) with the Dreikönigskirche tower in Dresden. Pic: BK.
Fallstudie / Case Study Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Excel Datei mit Informationen zu einzelnen Turmkugelarchiven (Stand 23/2/2024) / Excel file with information on individual sites (in German, as at 23/2/24)
Visualisierung von Gebäudetypen und frühesten bekannten Einlagen (Stand 23/2/24) / Interactive map of building types & first known deposits (as at 23/2/24, using Google My-Maps) - click on link or map below
SWITZERLAND
| Region | Place |
Name | Building Type | 1st Deposit | Objects | Visual | Reference |
| Luzern | Sursee | Rathaus | Town Hall | 1547 | Medals | Prospect | Zimmermann 2010 |
| Schwyz | Gersau | Marzellus | Parish Church | 1655 | Relics | Blog no. 1 | Wiget 1984 + 1985 |
Fallstudie Kanton Zürich / Case Study Canton of Zurich (NB: provisional data)
STANDORTE / LOCATIONS
Excel Datei mit Informationen zu einzelnen Turmkugelarchiven (Stand 28/3/2024) / Excel file with information on individual sites (in German, as at 28/3/24)
Visualisierung von Gebäudetypen und frühesten bekannten Einlagen (Stand 28/3/24) / Interactive map of building types & first known deposits (as at 28/3/24, produced with Google Maps/Google Earth)
Verteilung der Standorte in Kanton & Stadt Zürich / Tower capsule locations in Canton and City of Zurich (Nov. 2023):
The current count for the Canton is 66 sites, with 17 in the capital alone (5 of which in the old town) - CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL MAP:
