Košice bells ring out again after four year silence

Students help fix carillon on city's main street.

(Source: Miroslav Vacula/Mesto Košice)

The 22-bell carillon on Hlavná Street in Košice has begun ringing again after a four year silence after local students and municipal authorities teamed up to carry out repairs.

Over the last five months the Municipal Green Administration (SMsZ) in Košice and local students worked to fix the attraction after earlier inspections had revealed serious damage.

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