Glocke aus dem 14. Jahrhundert kehrt zurück nach Edelsfeld

Um eine Zeitreise machen zu können, muss man gar nicht in eine Fantasiewelt abtauchen. Es reicht, an einem Sommerabend die Ohren zu spitzen. In Edelsfeld zum Beispiel, wo es demnächst wieder genauso klingt, wie im Jahr 1400.

von Uli Piehler

Der Glockenstuhl in der evangelischen Stephanuskirche in Edelsfeld. Jetzt hängen wieder fünf Glocken im Turm, die kleinste davon stammt wohl aus dem 13. Jahrhundert.

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