List of largest cuckoo clocks

Several unusually large cuckoo clocks have been built and installed in different cities of the world with the aim of attracting visitors, as part of publicity of a cuckoo clock shop, or to serve as a landmark for the community and town.

Some have been awarded with the title of "World's Largest Cuckoo Clock" by the Guinness World Records.

Argentina

Eduardo Castex, inaugurated in 1977.[1]
La Cumbrecita, 2011.
La Falda, 1963.[2]
Villa Carlos Paz, 1958.[3]

Brazil

Gramado

Germany

Black Forest:

Höllsteig (Breitnau), 1994.
Niederwasser (Hornberg), 1995, cuckoo and quail clock.[4]
Schonach, 1981.[5]
Schonachbach (Triberg), 1997.[6]
Titisee-Neustadt

Other parts of Germany:

Gernrode, 1997.[7]
Sankt Goar, world's largest free-hanging cuckoo clock.
Wiesbaden, 1946.[8]

Italy

Canazei, 2008, with carillon.[9]

Russia

Penza, 1974.[10]

United Kingdom

Pembridge, Herefordshire (England), 2013.[11]

United States

Sugarcreek, Ohio, 1972, at the intersection of Main and Broadway Street. It is over 23 feet tall and 24 feet wide.
Douglasville, Georgia, 1986 (indoor). This clock was commissioned by Jerry Champion, owner of Champ's Clock Shop, in 1986. The manufacturer was Dold Exquisit and they had a retail location in Triberg Germany. Over 13 feet tall, it was made in the Black Forest and handcarved by Alfons Dold from German Black Forest trees.

References

"Monumentos y Edificios Históricos" (in Spanish). Municipalidad de Eduardo Castex. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
"Cu Cú de La Falda" (in Spanish). Argentina Turismo. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
"Reloj Cu-Cú" (in Spanish). Acarlospaz.com. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
"Hornberger Uhrenspiele". House of Black Forest Clocks. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
"Cuckoo clocks". Das Ferienland. Archived from the original on March 1, 2006.
"World's Biggest Cuckoo Clock". Uhren-Park. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
"World's largest cuckoo clock outside the Black Forest" (in German). Harzer-uhren. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009.
"Cuckoo clock". Wiesbaden. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
"Val Di Fassa" (in Italian). Girovagando in Trentino. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
Часы с 'кукушкой' (in Russian). Visualrian. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22440591 BBC News:Gardener spends over £10,000 to build giant cuckoo clock

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[1] "Monumentos y Edificios Históricos" (in Spanish). Municipalidad de Eduardo Castex. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

[2] "Cu Cú de La Falda" (in Spanish). Argentina Turismo. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

[3] "Reloj Cu-Cú" (in Spanish). Acarlospaz.com. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

[4] "Hornberger Uhrenspiele". House of Black Forest Clocks. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

[5] "Cuckoo clocks". Das Ferienland. Archived from the original on March 1, 2006.

[6] "World's Biggest Cuckoo Clock". Uhren-Park. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

[7] "World's largest cuckoo clock outside the Black Forest" (in German). Harzer-uhren. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009.

[8] "Cuckoo clock". Wiesbaden. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

[9] "Val Di Fassa" (in Italian). Girovagando in Trentino. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

[10] Часы с 'кукушкой' (in Russian). Visualrian. Retrieved January 31, 2013.

[11] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22440591 BBC News:Gardener spends over £10,000 to build giant cuckoo clock