*Location:

   Alter Schulhof
   Reuenthaler Straße
   Weilbach, Bayern, Germany
   LL: N 49.66657, E 9.21587

   Rathaus

Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page

*Carillonist:

   Klaus Schwab
   - and -
   Clemens Setzer
   - and -
   Lucas Sorger

*Contact:

   Markt Weilbach
   Hauptstr.59
   D-63937 Weilbach
   T: 09373/9719-0   F: 09373/9719-10
   E: info@weilbach.de

*Schedule:

   Autoplay daily at 0910,1210,1810

*Remarks:

   Cast by Karlsruher Glocken- und
   Kunstgießerei Metz, installed by
   Otto-Buer Glocken-Uhrentechnik;
   previously reported with bass D2.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 39 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     C E   /    C G   
   Transposition is up one octave
   There are two missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 2006
     with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Prior history:
     In 1991, the instrument was begun with 24 bells
       by an unknown maker
       Pitch of heaviest bell was unknown
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

The German Wikipedia article about the town has a section about these bells, giving their prior history and location.

The town Website includes the bell tower in the photomosaic header of the home page.

A page about the Rathaus has a small photo of how the original bells looked there.

A tourist page includes a clickable photo of the bell tower, and mentions the bells ringing from their original location.

The DGV page about this carillon has photos of the tower and console.

A page about the bells has 2 photos of the present location.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all traditional carillons in Germany.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Germany/Bavaria.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/08/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/08/02