Traditional carillons in Europe:
index by maker

NOTE:   The British Isles are separately indexed, as are Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.

Carillons in Europe contain bells supplied by a variety of bellfoundries.  Most such sites (exceptions as noted below) are listed here by foundry and year in the following order:

For an explanation of what this index contains (and does NOT contain), and of the additional details on each entry, see the Bellfoundry Indexes Advice.

The details listed below are summarized on a corresponding page.


Bellfoundry unknown

The sources which reported the existence of these instruments, or the phase of work listed here, did not identify their makers.  They are listed in city name order rather than date order.
CORDOBA                       : SPAIN        1998 E
   Iglesia de San Pablo
KIEV - STM                    : UKRAINE      1997 C
   Gatehouse belltower
   St.Michael's Cathedral & Monastery
LEIRIA                        : PORTUGAL     20?? E
   Sé Cathedral
MONTHERON                     : SWITZERLAND  2020 C
   Abbaye de Montheron
PULLY                         : SWITZERLAND  2014 E
   Le Carillon de Chantemerle
   Eglise de la Rosiaz

van Aerschodt, Leuven (Louvain), Belgium

 [none known]
Complete list of van Aerschodt foundry output.

Schilling, Apolda and Heidelberg, Germany

KLAIPEDA                      : LITHUANIA    1987 C (trad)
   Central Post Office
Complete list of Schilling foundry output, grouped by foundry.

Causard, Belgium and France

OSLO - R                      : NORWAY       1949 F
   Rådhus (City Hall)
Complete list of Causard foundry output.

Vanden Gheyn, Mechelen and Leuven, Belgium

 [none known]
Complete list of Vanden Gheyn output.

Eijsbouts, Asten, Netherlands

MECHELEN - KB/mobile          : BELGIUM      20?? C  trad
   Kon.Beiaardschool "Jef Denyn"
   (Royal Carillon School)

PULLY                         : SWITZERLAND  1953 F (chime)
   Le Carillon de Chantemerle
   Eglise de la Rosiaz
VASTERAS                      : SWEDEN       1960 C
   Rådhuset (City Hall Tower)
INNSBRUCK - D/1               : AUSTRIA      1963 F
   Dom Sct.Jacob (St.James Cathedral)
GAVLE                         : SWEDEN       1972 C
   Rådhuset (City Hall)
LINKOPING                     : SWEDEN       1972 C
   Sct.Lars Kyrka
HEILIGENKREUZ                 : AUSTRIA      1982 F
   Stift Heiligenkreuz (Holy Cross Abbey)
INNSBRUCK - D/1               : AUSTRIA      1982 C
   Dom Sct.Jacob (St.James Cathedral)
MAFRA - S                     : PORTUGAL     1986 E
   Lower belfry, south tower
   Palace
ARANJUEZ                      : SPAIN        1988 E
   Monasterio San Lorenzo de El Escorial
   (El Escorial Monastery)
GDANSK - K                    : POLAND       1989 F
   Sw.Katarzyna (St.Catharine's Church)
MEDJUGORJE                    : BOSNIA       1990 C
   Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Peace
   Crkva Sv.Jakova (St.James Church)
PORTO - CC                    : PORTUGAL     1996 C
   Igreja dos Cléricos
   (Church of the Clerics)
VILLARREAL - 2                : SPAIN        1997 C
   West tower
   Basilica de San Pasqual
GDANSK - K                    : POLAND       1998 E
   Sw.Katarzyna (St.Catharine's Church)
GDANSK - R                    : POLAND       1999 C
   Old Town Hall
PRAHA - mobile                : CZECH REP.   2000 C
   Prazská Mobilní Zvonohra
   (Prague Mobile Carillon)
HEILIGENKREUZ                 : AUSTRIA      2004 E
   Stift Heiligenkreuz (Holy Cross Abbey)
ALVERCA                       : PORTUGAL     2005 C
   Carillhão dos Pastorinhos
   Igreja dos Pastorinhos
   (Church of the Little Shepherds)
KAUNAS                        : LITHUANIA    2005 E
   Military Museum of Vitautas the Great 
KLAIPEDA                      : LITHUANIA    2006 C
   Central Post Office
STOCKHOLM - STG               : SWEDEN       2008 E
   Deutsche St.Gertruds Kirche
   (Sct.Gertruds kyrka)
BAERUM                        : NORWAY       2009 E
   Rådhus (Town Hall)
BODØ                          : NORWAY       2011 C
   Domkirke
STOUBY                        : DENMARK - J  2012 C
   Rohden Gods
BERGEN                        : NORWAY       2014 C
   Johanneskirken
CONSTANCIA - mobile           : PORTUGAL     2015 C
   CICO Lvsitanvs Traveling Carillon
VILNIUS                       : LITHUANIA    2015 C
   Church of the Apostles St.Philip
     and St.Jacob
SANDEFJORD                    : NORWAY       2016 E
   Kirke 
KIEV - STN                    : UKRAINE      2018 C
   St.Nicholas Church at Askold's Grave
   (Askoldova Morgia)
KIEV - STT/1                  : UKRAINE      2018 C
   Tower carillon
   St.Theodosius Pechersky Monastery
   (Tserkva Feodosivski)
KOLOMYIA                      : UKRAINE      2019 C
   St.Josaphat bell tower
   Tserkva Svyashchenomuchenyka
     Yosafata Kuntsevycha
VANTAA                        : FINLAND      2020 C
   Tikkurila Church
SIAULIAI - SPP                : LITHUANIA    2022 C
   Cathedral of SS.Peter & Paul
Complete list of Eijsbouts foundry output.

Petit & Fritsen, Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands

STOCKHOLM - STG               : SWEDEN       1875 C
   Deutsche St.Gertruds Kirche
   (Sct.Gertruds kyrka)
STOCKHOLM - DC                : SWEDEN       1887 C  trad?
   Dutch Church
OSLO - R                      : NORWAY       1971 E
   Rådhus (City Hall)
MALMÖ                         : SWEDEN       1971 C
   Jaernhardte Stift (or) Rådhuset
BARCELONA - P                 : SPAIN        1977 C
   Palau de la Generalitat
   (Palace de Diputacion Provincial)
LEIRIA                        : PORTUGAL     1996 F
   Sé Cathedral
SAINT PETERSBURG - PK/3       : RUSSIA       2001 C
   Petropavlovskaya Krepost
   (Peter & Paul Tower; new lower belfry)
SAINT PETERSBURG - P          : RUSSIA       2005 C
   Upper park
   Peterhof
KIEV - B                      : UKRAINE      2007 C  hybrid
   Mobile carillon
   Botvinko family
HOSHIV                        : UKRAINE      2013 C
   Bell tower
   Basilian Monastery of Yasna Hora
Complete list of Petit & Fritsen foundry output.

Hemony, Netherlands

(two foundries, combined here)
STOCKHOLM - STG               : SWEDEN       1655 F
   Deutsche St.Gertruds Kirche
   (Sct.Gertruds kyrka)
STOCKHOLM - DC                : SWEDEN       1663 F  non-trad*
   Dutch Church
   * original presumed to have been traditional
Complete list of Hemony foundries output.

Michiels, Mechelen, Belgium

KAUNAS                        : LITHUANIA    1935 F
   Military Museum of Vitautas the Great
Complete list of Michiels foundry output.

Olsen Nauen, Tonsberg, Norway

NAUEN - mobile                : NORWAY       1971 F
   Traveling Carillon
   Olsen Nauen Bellfoundry (home)
BAERUM                        : NORWAY       1974 F  trad*
   Rådhus (Town Hall)
NAUEN - mobile                : NORWAY       1974 I
   Traveling Carillon
   Olsen Nauen Bellfoundry (home)
TRONDHEIM                     : NORWAY       1976 C
   Nidarosdomen (Cathedral)
MOLDE                         : NORWAY       1983 C
   Domkirke (Cathedral)
NAUEN - mobile                : NORWAY       1985 E
   Traveling Carillon
   Olsen Nauen Bellfoundry (home)
HAUGESUND                     : NORWAY       1988 F  trad*
   Vår Frelsers kirke
OSLO - R                      : NORWAY       2000 R
   Rådhus (City Hall)
STAVANGER                     : NORWAY       2000 E
   Domkirke (Cathedral)
OSLO - C                      : NORWAY       2003 C
   Domkirke (Cathedral)
OSLO - U                      : NORWAY       2004 C
   Uranienborg kirke (church)
HAUGESUND                     : NORWAY       2013 E
   Vår Frelsers kirke
Complete list of Olsen Nauen foundry output.

Paccard, Annecy, France

CORDOBA                       : SPAIN        1900 F
   Iglesia de San Pablo
GENEVA - STP/2                : SWITZERLAND  1931 F  trad#
   Central spire (fléche)
   Cathédrale St.Pierre
   described as Paccard/Rüetschi
GENEVA - STP/2                : SWITZERLAND  2011 E  trad
   Central spire (fléche)
   Cathédrale St.Pierre
Complete list of Paccard foundry output.

Perner, Passau, Germany

PULLY                         : SWITZERLAND  2011 I
   Le Carillon de Chantemerle
   Eglise de la Rosiaz
Complete list of Perner foundry output.

Rincker, Sinn, Germany

 [none known]
Complete list of Rincker foundry output.

Rüetschi, Aarau, Switzerland

BILBAO                        : SPAIN        1922 C
   Basilica de la Madre de Dios de Begoña
GENEVA - STP/2                : SWITZERLAND  1931 F  trad#
   Central spire (fléche)
   Cathédrale St.Pierre
   described as Paccard/Rüetschi
LENS                          : SWITZERLAND  1967 F
   Eglise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens
ZOFINGEN                      : SWITZERLAND  1985 F  trad*
   Stiftsturm
GENEVA - STP/2                : SWITZERLAND  1986 I  trad#
   Central spire (fléche)
   Cathédrale St.Pierre
ZOFINGEN                      : SWITZERLAND  1989 I  trad*
   Stiftsturm
GENEVA - STP/2                : SWITZERLAND  1991 I  trad#
   Central spire (fléche)
   Cathédrale St.Pierre
LENS                          : SWITZERLAND  1995 E
   Eglise Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens
ZOFINGEN                      : SWITZERLAND  199? I
   Stiftsturm
CAROUGE                       : SWITZERLAND  2001 C
   Eglise Sainte-Croix
SAINT MAURICE                 : SWITZERLAND  2004 C
   Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune
ZOFINGEN                      : SWITZERLAND  2005 E
   Stiftsturm
Complete list of Rüetschi foundry output.

Sergeys, Leuven, Belgium

GDANSK - K                    : POLAND       1910 C (trad)
   Sw.Katarzyna (St.Catharine's Church)
SANDEFJORD                    : NORWAY       1931 F
   Kirke
Complete list of Sergeys foundry output.

Taylor, Loughborough, England

 [none known]
Complete list of Taylor foundry output.

Vanbergen, Heiligerlee, Netherlands

 [none known]
Complete list of Vanbergen foundry output.

Whitechapel, London, England

Older bells carry the name Mears & Stainbank
 [none known]
Complete list of Whitechapel foundry output.

Warner, England

 [none known]
Complete list of Warner foundry output.

Bergholtz, Sigtuna, Sweden

VISBY                         : SWEDEN       1960 C
   Sancta Maria Domkyrka (Cathedral)
DRAMMEN - BK                  : NORWAY       1961 C
   Bragernes kirke (church)
GOTEBORG                      : SWEDEN       1961 C
   Krystine Kyrka (St.Kristine Tower,
     or Christinenkirche)
VAXJO                         : SWEDEN       1962 C
   Domkyrka (Cathedral)
NORRKÖPING                    : SWEDEN       1963 F
   Rådhuset
KARLSKRONA                    : SWEDEN       1965 C
   Frederikskyrka
STOCKHOLM - STC               : SWEDEN       1965 C
   S:ta Clara kyrka
LANDSKRONA                    : SWEDEN       1967 C
   Sofia Albertina kyrka
SIGTUNA - mobile              : SWEDEN       1968 C
   Traveling Carillon
   Bergholtz Klockgjuteri
STOCKHOLM - HE                : SWEDEN       1968 C
   Hedvig Eleonora kyrka
NORRKÖPING                    : SWEDEN       1983 E
   Rådhuset
Complete list of Bergholtz foundry output.

de Haze

ARANJUEZ                      : SPAIN        1676 F
   Monasterio San Lorenzo de El Escorial
   (El Escorial Monastery)
Complete list of de Haze foundry output.

Miscellaneous founders, not listed above

One instance each; in order by year (unknown first, in order by city).
STOCKHOLM - STG               : SWEDEN       19?? C
   Deutsche St.Gertruds Kirche
   (Sct.Gertruds kyrka)
   cast by Ohlsson, Hammenhõg, Sweden

PRAHA - L                     : CZECH REP.   1690 C
   Loreto Cloister Museum Tower
   cast by C.Fremy
MAFRA - N                     : PORTUGAL     1730 C  trad/great
   Lower belfry, north tower
   Palace
   cast by Nicolas Levache, Antwerp or Liege
MAFRA - S                     : PORTUGAL     1730 F  trad/great
   Lower belfry, south tower
   Palace
   cast by Willem Witlockx, Antwerp
GDANSK - K                    : POLAND       1738 C (trad)
   Sw.Katarzyna (St.Catharine's Church)
   made by J.N.Derck, Hoorn, Netherlands
PRAHA - L                     : CZECH REP.   1747 R
   Loreto Cloister Museum Tower
   one bell recast by Lisiak
CZESTOCHOWA - JG              : POLAND       1909 C
   Our Lady Tower
   Jasna Góra (Bright Hill) Monastery
   made by Gonthier, Belgium
ECHTERNACH - 1                : LUXEMBOURG   1952 C (non-trad)
   Basilica of St.Willibrord
   cast by Mabilon
PRAHA - L                     : CZECH REP.   1994 R
   Loreto Cloister Museum Tower
   two recast by P.Manousek
ECHTERNACH - 1                : LUXEMBOURG   2008 E
   Basilica of St.Willibrord
   cast by Bro.Reuter, Maria Laach Monastery, Germany
KUBINKA - A                   : RUSSIA       2023 C  trad/great
   Triumphal Arch
   cast by Vera LLC, Voronezh, Russia
Complete list of miscellaneous foundry output.


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