In Weil der Stadt, the bells h♭0- c1- d1- f1- g1- h♭1'- f³ [si♭2 -do3 -re3 -fa4 -sol3 -si♭3 -fa5] ring out as the stately peal of the town parish church St. Peter and Paul. It is a remarkable ensemble of four historical and three modern #bells .

The oldest bell [7] dates from around 1300, when it was made for an Augustinian monastery and finally found its place in the bell tower of St. Peter and Paul. Formerly used in the tower lantern as a fire bell, today it is the solo death bell of the parish.
Bellfounder Hans Conrad Flach from Schaffhausen created the oldest bell of the main peal in 1611 [4]. It is a very characteristic sounding and finely decorated bell of the late Renaissance.
Almost one hundred years later two baroque bells were added. Bell founder Gosmann from Landau created both richly decorated instruments [5+6] in 1718 in a relatively heavy shape for that time.
After the Second World War, the congregation wished for a representative peal. The Heidelberg bell foundry Schilling created in 1958 the three large bells [1+2+3] in a medium-heavy shape. Unfortunately, not only was the historic belfry removed to make room for the new bells, but the two baroque bells were also corrected in tone. This would be unthinkable with today's state of preservation of historical monuments.
Thus today in Weil der Stadt a mighty peal resounds, which is clearly divided into two parts in terms of sound. The historical sounding crowns and the modern basic bells are clearly different in sound, but complement each other very well in the overall combination. The overall ringing is clearly dominated by the large bell. But the smaller bells, including the death bell, also know how to hold their own.