Tower-bell instruments in Belgium:
index by province and city

Tower bell instruments, including traditional carillons, non-traditional carillons, chimes, etc., may be found in Belgium in the indicated provinces or regions:

Provinces in Flanders: Antwerpen, Vlaamse Brabant Limburg, Oost-Vlaanderen, West-Vlaanderen,

Provinces in Wallonia: Hainaut, Brabant wallon Liège, Luxembourg, Namur,

Capitol region: Brussels

Click on any underlined regional name above to go directly to that section of this index. Within a province, sites are listed alphabetically by city and site-name.

If you are looking for a specific site by its institutional name (e.g., a church or school) or by the instrument's proper name, then use the "find in page" feature of your Web browser to locate a distinctive word (or partial word) in that name.

NOTES:

Provincial/regional/city names: Historically, Belgium was composed of nine provinces. In the late 20th century, the country was subdivided based on predominant languages; four provinces plus part of Brabant (all Flemish-speaking) became Flanders, while another part of Brabant plus the other four provinces (all French-speaking) became Wallonia, and the region of the capitol city of Brussels became non-provincial. Since all provinces and most cities have both Flemish and French names, we reflect the linguistic division by citing Flemish names first in Flanders, citing French names first in Wallonia, and using the linguistically neutral English form of "Brussels" for the capitol.
This index not only is geographic but also includes information from the mechanism-specific indexes for this region. Sites are tagged as follows:

trad
traditional carillon

non-trad
non-traditional carillon (all mechanisms)

chime
chime (all mechanisms except rings)
Cities which have (or had) a carillon or chime during a historical period when they were part of, or were occupied by, a different country may be cross-referenced by the name which they bore in the language of that country. For the same reason, place names are sometimes given in alternate languages. Such references enable the reader to connect historical references with present circumstances, and are not intended to express any political opinion regarding past or present facts.
If you do not find here a city (or instrument) which you think should be listed, then check the page of sites that are no more for this region. If it's not there, then please send a message to csz_stl@swbell.net telling everything you know about it.
Many known carillons and chimes remain to be added here.

The provinces and capitol region are listed in the alphabetic order of their name in the predominant regional language (see first Note above).

Antwerpen / Anvers

ANTWERPEN                     : BELGIUM      trad
   City carillon (stadsbeiaard)
   O.L.V. Kathedraal
HERENTALS                     : BELGIUM      trad
   Stadhuistoren (Belfort)
HOOGSTRATEN                   : BELGIUM      trad
   Ste.Katarina Dekanale Kerk
   (St.-Catharinakerk)
LIER - B                      : BELGIUM      non-trad
   Belfort
MECHELEN - HVB                : BELGIUM      trad
   'Hof van Busleyden'
   Stedelijk Museum
MECHELEN - OLVD               : BELGIUM      trad
   O.L.V.-over-de-Dijlekerk
MECHELEN - OLVVH (mobile)     : BELGIUM      trad
   Procession carillon (traveling)
   Basiliek OLV-van Hanswijk
MECHELEN - STR/1              : BELGIUM      trad
   (Historic carillon)
   Lower belfry
   Sint-Romboutstoren
   (St.Rombold's Tower)
MECHELEN - STR/2              : BELGIUM      trad
   (Modern carillon)
   Upper belfry
   Sint-Romboutstoren
POSTEL                        : BELGIUM      trad
   Norbertijner Abdij (Norbertine Abbey)
TURNHOUT                      : BELGIUM      trad
   Sint Pieterskerk

Brabant wallon / Waals Brabant (French)

NIVELLES                      : BELGIUM      trad
   Collegiale kerk (St.-Geertruikerk)

Brussels (Brussel, Bruxelles)

BRUSSELS - D                  : BELGIUM      non-trad
   Le Carillon du Mont des Arts
   Dynastiepaleis
BRUSSELS - P                  : BELGIUM      trad
   Parliament
   (Maison des Parliamentaires /
     Huis van de Parlementsleden)
BRUSSELS - STM                : BELGIUM      trad
   City carillon (stadsbeiaard, #5)
   South tower
   Cathedral of SS.Michael & Gudula
   (St.Michielstoren)

Hainaut / Henegouwen

ATH                           : BELGIUM      trad
   Eglise St.Julien (Sint-Juliaankerk)
BINCHE                        : BELGIUM      non-trad
   Hotel de Ville (Stadhuis/Belfort)
MONS - T                      : BELGIUM      trad
   Carillon Reine Fabiola
     (traveling carillon)
   Association Catiau Montois
     et Carillons de Mons
SOIGNIES                      : BELGIUM      trad
   St.Vincent Church
   (Collégiale St-Vincent)
THUIN                         : BELGIUM      non-trad
   Beffroi (Belfort)
TOURNAI - B                   : BELGIUM      trad
   Belfort (Beffroi)

Liège / Luik

LIEGE - STB                   : BELGIUM      trad
   South tower
   St-Barthélemy (Sint-Bartholomeuskerk)
LIEGE - STJ                   : BELGIUM      trad
   Eglise St-Jean-l'Evangéliste
     (St.Jan-Evangelistkerk)
LIEGE - STP                   : BELGIUM      trad
   Cathédrale St-Paul

Limburg / Limbourg

HASSELT                       : BELGIUM      trad
   Sint Quintinuskathedraal
LOMMEL                        : BELGIUM      trad
   Sint-Pietersbandenkerk
   (St.Peter-in-chains Church)
PEER                          : BELGIUM      trad
   St.Trudokerk
SINT-TRUIDEN                  : BELGIUM      trad
   Belfort, Stadhuis

Luxembourg / Luxemburg

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Namur / Namen

GEMBLOUX                      : BELGIUM      trad
   Beffroi, Stadhuis (or) Tour St.-Guibert
NAMUR                         : BELGIUM      trad
   Cathedrale St.-Aubin

Oost-Vlaanderen / Flandre Orientale (East Flanders)

AALST                         : BELGIUM      trad
   Stadhuis/Halle/Belfort
DENDERMONDE                   : BELGIUM      trad
   Belfort--Stadhuis/Lakenhal/Town Hall
GENT - B                      : BELGIUM      trad
   Belfort
GERAARDSBERGEN                : BELGIUM      trad
   Sint Bartholomeuskerk
MESPELARE                     : BELGIUM      trad
   St.Aldegondetoren
OUDENAARDE                    : BELGIUM      trad
   Ste.Walburgatoren (or St.Walburgis)

Vlaamse Brabant / Brabant flamand (Flemish)

GRIMBERGEN                    : BELGIUM      trad
   Norbertijner Abdij
   (St.Servaas Basilica)
LEUVEN - SJD                  : BELGIUM      trad
   Sint-Jan-de-Doperkerk
   (St.John the Baptist Church)
LEUVEN - STG                  : BELGIUM      trad
   Sint-Geertruikerk  (Abdij)
LEUVEN - STP                  : BELGIUM      trad
   Stadsbeiaard (city carillon)
   West tower
   Sint-Pieterskerk (St.Peter's Church)
LEUVEN - UL                   : BELGIUM      trad
   American Engineers' Memorial Carillon
   Universiteitsbibliotheek
   (University Library)
TIELT                         : BELGIUM      trad
   Belfort/Stadhuis/Halletoren
TIENEN                        : BELGIUM      trad
   Stadsbeiaard (city carillon)
   Sint Germanuskerk (S.Germain)

West-Vlaanderen / Flandre Occidentale (West Flanders)

BRUGGE - H                    : BELGIUM      trad
   City carillon (stadsbeiaard)
   Halletoren (Belfort)
BRUGGE - P                    : BELGIUM      chime
   Processie-Spel
DEINZE                        : BELGIUM      trad
   O.L.Vrouwetoren (Our Lady Tower)
IEPER - B                     : BELGIUM      trad
   Halletoren (Belfort)
KORTRIJK - B                  : BELGIUM      trad
   Belfort
KORTRIJK - STM                : BELGIUM      trad
   Sint Maartenskerk
NIEUWPOORT                    : BELGIUM      trad
   City carillon
   O.L.V. Kerk
POPERINGE                     : BELGIUM      trad
   St.-Bertinuskerk
VEURNE                        : BELGIUM      trad
   St.Nikolaastoren (Sint-Niklaaskerk)

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This index page was built from the database on 11-Mar-08 and last revised on 12-Jun-10.

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Tower-bell instruments in Belgium:index by province and city