Index to carillons and chimes by Bergholtz

The Bergholtz foundry has provided bells for various carillons and chimes throughout Sweden. See the bottom of this page for contact information and historical notes.

The 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

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

  trad      - carillon with traditional keyboard
  non-trad  - carillon with non-traditional mechanism
  mech?     - carillon with unknown mechanism
  chime     - chime (any mechanism)

Bergholtz, Sweden

GISLAVED                      : SWEDEN       19?? C  non-trad
   Church
KUMLA                         : SWEDEN       19?? C  non-trad
   Church
MARIESTAD                     : SWEDEN       19?? C  chime
   Dom Tower
NORRKÖPING                    : SWEDEN       19?? F  trad
   Rådhuset
SIGTUNA                       : SWEDEN       19?? C  trad
   Traveling Carillon
   Bergholtz Klockgjuteri
SUNDBYBERG                    : SWEDEN       19?? C  non-trad
   Fredens Kyrka
UPPLANDS-VÄSBY                : SWEDEN       19?? C  non-trad
   Vilunda Kyrka
VALLINGBY                     : SWEDEN       19?? C  chime
   St.Tomas
VAXJO                         : SWEDEN       19?? C  trad
   Domkyrka (Cathedral)
VISBY                         : SWEDEN       19?? C  trad
   Sancta Maria Domkyrka (Cathedral)

DRAMMEN - BK                  : NORWAY       1961 C  trad
   Bragernes kirke (church) 
GOTEBORG                      : SWEDEN       1961 C  trad
   Krystine Kyrka (St.Kristine Tower,
     or Christinenkirche)
KIRUNA                        : SWEDEN       1961 C  non-trad
   Radhus (or) Stadshustorn
STOCKHOLM - STC               : SWEDEN       1965 C  trad 
   S:ta Clara kyrka
LANDSKRONA                    : SWEDEN       1967 C  trad
   Sofia Albertina kyrka
STOCKHOLM - HE                : SWEDEN       1968 C  trad
   Hedvig Eleonora kyrka
OXELÖSUND                     : SWEDEN       1969 C  non-trad
   St.Botvids
STOCKHOLM - AFK               : SWEDEN       1977 C  non-trad
   Adolf Fredriks Kyrka Tower
ARSTA                         : SWEDEN       1992 C  chime
   (Unknown)
STOCKHOLM - O                 : SWEDEN       2001 C  non-trad
   Oscarskyrka

Contact:

   Bergholtz Klockgjuteri AB
   Timotevägen 1
   S-19300 Sigtuna
   
   Box 99
   S-19322 Sigtuna
   SWEDEN
   
   T: +46 (0)8 592 514 45
   F: +46 (0)8 592 510 42
   E: bo@bergholtzklockgjuteri.se

The company Website is minimal, and mentions only the supply and servicing of bell-related equipment.

Historical Notes:

The company began in 1853.

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This index page was built from the database on 21-Apr-06 and last updated on 22-Dec-07.

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