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 1650) in and around the former Holy Roman Empire, with further details for the four case studies.
Deutschsprachige Version ()
Auf dieser neu entwickelten Webseite sind alle bisher erfassten Standorte auf einer Europakarte dargestellt. F眉r die vier regionalen Fallstudien von Braunschweig, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Vorarlberg und Z眉rich lassen sich neben der geographischen Verteilung auch die chronologische Abfolge der Ersteinlagen (auf Zeitschienen bzw. nach Jahrhunderten geordnet) einsehen. Dazu ist die gezielte Suche nach Orten, Jahren und Geb盲udetypen m枚glich.
JUMP TO Landeskirche Braunschweig / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (both 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 | ||
| Vorarlberg | St. Gerold | Probstei | Monastery | 1703 | Relics | 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
von Geb盲udetypen und fr眉hesten bekannten Einlagen (Stand 10/4/24) / of building types & first known deposits (as at 10/4/24), using Google My-Maps - click on or map below
GERMANY
| Region | Place | Name | Building Type | 1st Deposit | Objects | Visuals | Reference |
| Niedersachsen | Rosdorf | Johannis | Parish Church | 1699 | Coins | Dolezel 1994 | |
| Sachsen | Dresden | 闯盲驳别谤丑辞蹿 | Princely Palace | 1673 | - | Pic below | S盲chsisches HStA |
The 闯盲驳别谤丑辞蹿 (former hunting lodge) with the 顿谤别颈办枚苍颈驳蝉办颈谤肠丑别 tower in Dresden. Pic: BK.
Fallstudie / Case Study Landeskirche / Lutheran Church of Braunschweig / Brunswick
STANDORTE / LOCATIONS
Excel Datei mit Informationen zu einzelnen Turmkugelarchiven im Gebiet der Landeskirche Braunschweig (Stand 28/8/2024) / Excel file with information on individual sites in the Lutheran Church of Brunswick (in German, as at 28/8/24)
/ INTERACTIVE MAP
Visualisierung von Geb盲udetypen und fr眉hesten bekannten Einlagen im Gebiet der Landeskirche Braunschweig (Stand 28/8/24) / Interactive map of building types & first known deposits in the Brunswick region (as at 28/8/24, using Google My-Maps) - click on or map below.
Fallstudie / Case Study Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Excel Datei mit Informationen zu einzelnen Turmkugelarchiven (Stand 6/2/2025) / Excel file with information on individual sites (in German, as at 6/2/25)
Visualisierung von Geb盲udetypen und fr眉hesten bekannten Einlagen (Stand 6/2/25) / Interactive map of building types & first known deposits (as at 6/2/25, using Google My-Maps) - click on or map below
SWITZERLAND
| Region | Place |
Name | Building Type | 1st Deposit | Objects | Visual | Reference |
| Luzern | Sursee | Rathaus | Town Hall | 1547 | Medals | Zimmermann 2010 | |
| Schwyz | Gersau | Marzellus | Parish Church | 1655 | Relics | Blog no. 1 | + |
Fallstudie Kanton Z眉rich / Case Study Canton of Zurich (NB: provisional data)
STANDORTE / LOCATIONS
Excel Datei mit Informationen zu einzelnen Turmkugelarchiven (Stand 29/8/2025) / Excel file with information on individual sites (in German, as at 29/8/25)
Visualisierung von Geb盲udetypen und fr眉hesten bekannten Einlagen (Stand 29/8/25) / Interactive map of building types & first known deposits (as at 29/8/25, produced with Google Maps/Google Earth)
Verteilung der Standorte in Kanton & Stadt Z眉rich / Tower capsule locations in Canton and City of Zurich (Nov. 2023):
The current count for the Canton is 69 sites, with 18 in the capital alone (5 of which in the old town) - CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL MAP:
