TERNEUZEN : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   Oude Stadhuis
   Noordstraat at Kersstraat
   Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.33650, E 3.82762
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*Contact:

   Gemeente Terneuzen
   Postbus 35
   4530 AA Terneuzen
   T: 0115/455 000

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic carillon of 25 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G  in the treble octave
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The instrument was enlarged in 1984
     with bells made by Eijsbouts   
   Prior history:
     In 1981, the instrument was begun with 18 bells
       by Eijsbouts   
       Pitch of heaviest bell was C  in the itty-bitty octave
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 1991
*Links:

A photo of the (new) Stadhuis gives no clue as to the location of these bells, nor has any better photo been found elsewhere.  A history of the (old) city hall includes a photo of the tower, but does not mention these bells.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in NL/Zeeland.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  5-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2015/09/24
   and on technical data last updated on 1992/07/07
*Photos:

(none available)

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