*Location:

   South tower
   Basilica of St.Willibrord
   Abbey square
   Rue des Ecoliers at Rue du Pont
   Echternach, Luxembourg
   LL: N 49.81324, E 6.42184

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*Carillonist:

   Anna Kasprzycka

*Contact:

   Carillon Vereenigung Lëtzebuerg
   E: info.carillonluxembourg@gmail.com
   - or -
   Willibrordusbauverein
   12, Porte Saint Willibrord
   L-6486 Echternach
   T: 72 01 49
   E: iechternach/@/cathol DOTlu

*Schedule:

   Concerts on 2nd Wednesdays, 1105-1200

*Remarks:

   Original bells, by Mabilon, survive but
   are disused; also reported as 24 or 26.
   Replacements by Bro.Michael Reuter,
   Maria Laach Monastery, Germany;
   also reported as 48; bourdon pitches
   estimated from reported weights.
   Keyboard has dropped bass C# key.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 50 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    C G   
   Transposition is up  1 semitone(s), i.e., from C to C#
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 2008
     with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Prior history:
     In 1952, a complete instrument of 26 bells was installed
       with bells made by the maker cited in Remarks above
       (0 bells remain from that work.)
       Pitch of heaviest bell was B  in the middle octave
       There were no missing bass semitones
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022

The English Wikipedia article about the town includes a photo of the Basilica.
The English Wikipedia article on the Abbey has a different photo of the Basilica.
The German Wikipedia article about the Basilica has a section about the bells.

Facebook presence of the Carillon Vereenegung Lëtzebuerg (Carillon Association of Luxembourg)

The Website of the Basilica (in four languages) opens with a large semi-aerial view of the building and the surrounding area.
The Music page has a section about the peal, with a brief history. There are several photos, plus links to videos.  There is also a section about the carillon, with a description, a list of all the bells (name, note and other details), videos and photos.

A Waymarking page for these bells has 10 photos of the tower, some showing clearly the bells.

Photo of the carillon tower

A page about the carillon (in German only) has a photo of the keyboard; although it appears horizontal, it can be opened to a vertical view that shows more.

On the home page of the city's tourist Website, click the English "Welcome" (or equivalent in your preferred language) in the top bar to see a page with a clickable semi-aerial view of the Basilica and Abbey from the north side, showing all four towers.

A travelogue page about the town has a different photo of the Basilica.

photo of Basilica

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Mabilon bellfoundry, 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 European traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all European traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all European traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Luxembourg.

   This page was built from the database on 14-Oct-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/10/16
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/10/16