Erkelenzer Glockenspiel

*Location:

   (freestanding tower)
   Marktplatz
   Erkelenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
   LL: N 51.07959, E 6.31646

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*Contact:

   Stadtverwaltung Erkelkenz
   Johannismarkt 17
   41812 Erkelenz
   T: 2431 85-0
   E: info@erkelenz.de

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Installed by Korfhage & Söhne, Melle;
   electric keyboard & automatic controls
   in attic of Alt Rathaus.  Restored in
   2025 by Perrot of Calw.

   g2, 518mm, 88kg 1981, P&F

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic carillon of 24 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is D  in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   Transposition is not applicable
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The whole instrument was installed in 1981
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen    
   Auxiliary mechanisms: I     
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                  - meters above ground
     Height of lowest level of bells:   (unknown)
     Height of highest level of bells:  (unknown)
     Belfry openness:    %
   Year of latest technical information source is 2025

German Wikipedia article about the carillon

A page about art in this city has a description and a photo.

The City Website has contact information.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all German non-traditional carillons by weight.
Ranking among all German non-traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all German non-traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Germany/Rheinland-Pfalz.

   This page was built from the database on 10-Mar-26
   based on textual data last updated on 2026/03/10
   and on technical data last updated on 2026/02/28