*Location:

   Glockenhof Center
   Leuthoffstraße at Ernst-Thalmann-Ring
   Apolda, Thüringen, Germany
   LL: N 51.03303, E 11.50992

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*Contact:

   Glockenhof Center Apolda GmbH
   Leuthoffstraße 44
   D-99510 Apolda
   T: 177 8871828

*Schedule:

   Autoplay at the hour

*Remarks:

   Three by Schilling plus 10 from
   Karlsruhe Glocken- und Kunstgießerei
   Carl Metz, cast to Schilling profile;
   repertoire of 40 melodies.

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic chime of 13 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the itty-bitty octave
   Keyboard range:     D D   /    NONE  
   Transposition is not applicable
   There are no missing bass semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 1994
     with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2025

The German Wikipedia article about the city describes this instrument, but no photo of it has yet been found.

A tourism page (in German) recounts the history of bellfounding in Apolda, and gives information about four sets of bells in the city.
Alternatively, a Two-page flyer (PDF) from the Apolda tourist office about glockenspiels in the city has photos of all four.

Photo of the entrance to the building, with a bell silhouette connected to the name of the place.

Having multiple makers, this chime is not indexed thus.

Ranking among all German chimes by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all German chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all German chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Germany/Thuringia.

   This page was built from the database on 18-Aug-26
   based on textual data last updated on 2026/07/23
   and on technical data last updated on 2026/07/23