ASSENS : DENMARK

*Location:

   Vor Frue Kirke
   Damgade at Adelgade
   Assens, Sudjylland, Denmark
   LL: N 55.26923, E 9.89364
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*Carillonist:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Assens Kirkekontor
   Østergade 64
   5610 Assens
   T: 6471 1188
   E: assens.sogn@km.dk

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Automatic carillon to be enlarged and
   equipped with manual action.
   Includes 3 old bells, largest cast in
   1631 by Franz & Magnus Breuttel of
   Lorraine.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 48 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   Transposition is unknown
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in unknown year
     with bells made by an unknown maker 
   Prior history:
     In 1992, the instrument was enlarged to 21 bells
       by Paccard         
     In 1988, the instrument was begun with 18 bells
       by Paccard (except for 3)
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2026
*Links:

The parish Website has a photo of the tower.

The Danish Wikipedia article about the church has photos of it, but barely mentions its bells.

An archived photo of the building can be found here.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Paccard bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all traditional carillons in DK.

Index to all tower bell instruments in DK/Jylland.

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

(none available)

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