Index of all Danish sites by maker

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

Unknown
van Aerschodt
Eijsbouts
Petit & Fritsen
Michiels
Paccard
Rincker
De Smithske
Sørensen
Miscellaneous, not listed above

Within each foundry group, sites are listed in order by year of installation (unknown first).
Following the year is an indication of the founder's contribution to the instrument:

C = Complete instrument
F = Foundation; originally a complete installation, later expanded
I = Intermediate expansion
E = Final expansion to current state
R = Recast/replaced (without changing number or disposition)
T = Tuned or re-tuned at the foundry

Finally, there is an indication of the type of instrument:

  trad      - carillon with traditional keyboard
  trad*     - carillon with traditional keyboard now,
              but with other mechanism and/or chime size at the date cited
  non-trad  - carillon with non-traditional mechanism
  non-trad* - carillon with non-traditional mechanism now, 
              but either chime size or with traditional keyboard at the date cited
  mech?     - carillon with unknown mechanism
  chime     - chime (any mechanism)
  chime/ring -some bells hung for change ringing plus others for chiming only
  great     - great bell (over 4 tonnes weight) not in a chime or carillon
              (Only those by miscellaneous founders are listed here.)
  (...)...  - instrument was replaced; link is to the same site
  [...]     - instrument is defunct; link is to "sites that are no more"
              (for Miscellaneous foundries only)

NOTES:

Defunct instruments which were not replaced are not listed here, but may be found in the individual complete indexes for particular bellfoundries (see list).
When relevant, links to the separate index pages for the total output of each foundry are available at the end of a foundry section below.
For foundries outside this Region, the site list below is a subset of the foundry's total production. Links to the individual foundry indexes appear below.

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.

EBELTOFT                      : DENMARK - J  1996 C  non-trad
   Kirke
HILLEROD                      : DENMARK - S  1619 C  chime
   Slot (Royal Castle)
HOLSTED                       : DENMARK - J  ???? ?  non-trad
   Kirke
KOBENHAVN - H                 : DENMARK - S  1655 C  (chime)
   Helligånds Kirken (Holy Spirit Church)
NAKSKOV                       : DENMARK      ???? ?  non-trad
   Sparkasse
NYBORG                        : DENMARK - F  ???? ?  mech?
   Vor Frue Kirke
RUDKOBING                     : DENMARK      ???? ?  non-trad
   Kirke
RYDE - S                      : DENMARK      ???? ?  non-trad
   Slot
SOMMERSTED - 1                : DENMARK - J  1925 C  chime 
   Hemispherical chime
   Dansk Klokkemuseum
   (Danish Bell Museum)
SONDERBORG                    : DENMARK      1992 E  non-trad
   Sct.Mariæ Kirke
THYREGOD                      : DENMARK - J  ???? ?  non-trad
   Kirke

van Aerschodt, Leuven (Louvain), Belgium

HILLEROD                      : DENMARK - S  1886 C  non-trad
   Slot (Royal Castle)

Complete list of van Aerschodt foundry output.

Eijsbouts, Asten, Netherlands

HOLBAEK                       : DENMARK - S  ???? E  trad
   Sct.Nicolai Kirke

HOLSTEBRO - N                 : DENMARK - J  1969 F  trad
   Nørrelandskirken
IKAST                         : DENMARK - J  1970 F  non-trad*
   Kirke
KOBENHAVN - BB                : DENMARK - S  1971 C  non-trad
   Ballerup Baltropkirke
SKOVLUND                      : DENMARK      1971 C  non-trad
   Kirke
AALBORG - M                   : DENMARK - J  1972 C  chime
   Margrethekirken
BALLERUP                      : DENMARK - S  1973 C  non-trad
   Vestkirken Tower
SOMMERSTED - 3                : DENMARK - J  1973*C  chime
   Entranceway chime
   Dansk Klokkemuseum
   (Danish Bell Museum)
   * originally made for another site
BYRUM                         : DENMARK      1973 C  chime
   Kirke
HOLSTEBRO - STJ               : DENMARK - J  1974 C  trad
   Sct.Jørgenskirke (St.Jorgen Tower)
ULFKJAER                      : DENMARK - J  1974 C  non-trad
   Ulfkaer Kirke
LIHME                         : DENMARK - J  1974 C  chime
   Kirke
HJORRING                      : DENMARK - J  1975 E  non-trad
   Sct.Catharinæ Kirke
VEJLE                         : DENMARK - J  1975 F  trad
   Sct.Nicolaj Kirke
RUDHAVE                       : DENMARK      1976 C  chime
   School
IKAST                         : DENMARK - J  1977 E  non-trad
   Kirke
VEJLE                         : DENMARK - J  1977 I  trad
   Sct.Nicolaj Kirke
HASSERIS                      : DENMARK - J  1978 C  non-trad
   Kirke
HOLBAEK                       : DENMARK - S  1979 F  trad
   Sct.Nicolai Kirke
VEJLE                         : DENMARK - J  1979 E  trad
   Sct.Nicolaj Kirke
RYDE - K                      : DENMARK      1979 C  chime
   Kirke
LONBORG                       : DENMARK - J  1980 C  chime
   Kirke
BILLUND                       : DENMARK - J  1981 C  non-trad
   Kirke
BREJNING                      : DENMARK      1981 C  chime
   Kirke
HERRUP                        : DENMARK - J  1984 C  chime
   Kirke
SKAGEN                        : DENMARK - J  1985 C  non-trad
   Kirke
ASTRUP                        : DENMARK - J  1986 C  non-trad
   Kirke
MARSTAL                       : DENMARK      1987 C  chime
   Kirke
NYSTED                        : DENMARK      1987 C  chime
   Town Hall
TORSHAVN                      : DENMARK -FI  1988 C  non-trad
   Havnar Kirke / Domkirken
HADSUND                       : DENMARK - J  1991 C  non-trad
   Kirke
RAMSING                       : DENMARK - J  1992 C  non-trad
   Kirke
KOBENHAVN - H                 : DENMARK - S  2002 E  trad
   Helligånds Kirken (Holy Spirit Church)
HILLEROD                      : DENMARK - S  2005 R  trad
   Slot (Royal Castle)

Complete list of Eijsbouts foundry output.

Petit & Fritsen, Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands

SVENDBORG                     : DENMARK - F  1958 C  trad
   Vor Frue Kirke (Our Lady Church)
FAABORG                       : DENMARK - F  1960 C  trad
   Klokketårnet (Bell Tower)
SONDERBORG                    : DENMARK      1961 I  non-trad*
   Sct.Mariæ Kirke
VARDE                         : DENMARK - J  1963 C  trad
   Sct.Jacobi Kirke
SILKEBORG                     : DENMARK - J  1965 C  trad
   Kirke
ODDER                         : DENMARK - J  1968 C  non-trad
   Sognekirke
NYKOBING F.                   : DENMARK      1969 C  non-trad
   Klosterkirken
AALBORG - B                   : DENMARK - J  1970 C  trad
   Sct.Budolfi Domkirke
   (St.Botolph Cathedral)
KOBENHAVN - M                 : DENMARK - S  1970 C  trad
   Margrethekirken (St.Margaret Church)
KOLDING                       : DENMARK - J  1973 C  trad
   Sct.Nicolai Kirke
LOGUMKLOSTER - T              : DENMARK - J  1973 C  trad
   [Kong] Frederik IX's Klokkespil
   Church Music School
GODTHAAB                      : GREENLAND    1975 C  non-trad
   Hans Egedes Kirke
ODENSE                        : DENMARK - F  1979 C  trad
   Sct.Knuds Domkirke
   (Saint Canute's Cathedral)
KOBENHAVN - VF                : DENMARK - S  1981 C  trad
   Vor Frelsers Kirke
   (Church of Our Saviour)
FREDERIKSHAVN                 : DENMARK - J  1985 C  trad
   Kirke
BRONDBY STRAND                : DENMARK - S  1986 C  trad
   Brøndby Strand Kirke
BOGENSE                       : DENMARK - F  1988 C  chime
   Rådhus
EJSING                        : DENMARK - J  1992 C  chime
   Church
RANDERS                       : DENMARK - J  1994 C  trad
   Sct.Mortens Kirke
LOGUMKLOSTER - Mobile         : DENMARK - J  2006 C  trad
   Travelling carillon
   Church Music School

Complete list of Petit & Fritsen foundry output.

Michiels, Mechelen, Belgium

HILLEROD                      : DENMARK - S  1928 R  trad
   Slot (Royal Castle)
HOLTE                         : DENMARK - S  1928 F  trad*
   Søllerød Slot (Castle)
HOLTE                         : DENMARK - S  1929 E  trad*
   Søllerød Slot (Castle)
   * currently disconnected

Complete list of Michiels foundry output.

Paccard, Annecy, France

HERNING                       : DENMARK - J  1989 C  trad
   Kirke

Complete list of Paccard foundry output.

Rincker, Sinn, Germany

AARHUS                        : DENMARK - J  1964 E  trad
   Rådhus (Town Hall)

Complete list of Rincker foundry output.

De Smithske, Aalborg, Denmark

HILLEROD                      : DENMARK - S  1915 R  trad
   Slot (Royal Castle)
GEDSTED                       : DENMARK - J  1922 C  chime
   Kirken
KOBENHAVN - VF                : DENMARK - S  1928 C  trad
   Vor Frelsers Kirke
   (Church of Our Saviour)
AALBORG - B                   : DENMARK - J  1934 C  trad*
   Sct.Budolfi Domkirke
   (St.Botolph Cathedral)
SONDERBORG                    : DENMARK      1952 F  non-trad*
   Sct.Mariæ Kirke
TORSHAVN                      : DENMARK -FI  1952 C  chime
   Havnar Kirke / Domkirken

(This is a complete list of known De Smithske foundry output.)

Sørensen, Brønderslev, Denmark

All of these entries are specifically identified as being cast by K.T.A.Sørensen, though it is believed that other members of the family may also have been involved with the foundry.

KOBENHAVN - VF                : DENMARK - S  1928 C  trad
   Vor Frelsers Kirke
   (Church of Our Saviour)
RIBE                          : DENMARK - J  1931 C  chime
   Domkirken
SOMMERSTED - 2                : DENMARK - J  1935*C  chime
   Drum chime
   Dansk Klokkemuseum
   (Danish Bell Museum)
   * originally made for another site
SEVEL                         : DENMARK - J  1938 C  chime
   Kirken
HJORRING                      : DENMARK - J  1945 F  non-trad*
   Sct.Catharinæ Kirke
SVENDBORG                     : DENMARK - F  1946 C  trad
   Vor Frue Kirke (Our Lady Church)
KOBENHAVN - H                 : DENMARK - S  1947 F  trad
   Helligånds Kirken (Holy Spirit Church)
AARHUS                        : DENMARK - J  1948 F  trad
   Rådhus (Town Hall)
SKJERN                        : DENMARK - J  1949 C  chime
   Kirken
FREDERIKSBERG                 : DENMARK - S  1953 C  non-trad
   Rådhus
ODENSE                        : DENMARK - F  1979 F  trad*
   Sct.Knuds Domkirke
   (Saint Canute's Cathedral)

(This is a complete list of Sørensen foundry output.)

Miscellaneous founders, not listed above

One instance each; in order by year.

VEJLE                         : DENMARK - J  1939 C  chime
   Sct.Nicolaj Kirke
   cast by Løw & søn, København
HOLSTEBRO - N                 : DENMARK - J  1989 I  trad
   Nørrelandskirken
   cast by Thubalka (B.Nielsen)
HOLSTEBRO - N                 : DENMARK - J  1996 E  trad
   Nørrelandskirken
   cast by Thubalka

Complete list of miscellaneous foundry output.

This index page was built from the database on 7-Aug-06 and last revised on 3-Apr-08.

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