Ravens strut and croak on the medieval ramparts, and a faint peal of bells echoes from the church.

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And a two-minute peal of church bells continues to arouse sleepy Germans from their beds every weekday at 7am in the towns and 6am in the villages of the countryside.

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Its chimes were silenced for the next four years, until a way was found to make it peal again in 1863 (by turning it slightly), however, the crack is still visible.

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