ECHTERNACH - 1 : LUXEMBOURG

*Location:

   Basilica of St.Willibrord
   Abbey square
   Echternach, Luxembourg
   LL: N 49.81357, E 6.42147

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*Remarks:

   Bells by Mabilon.  Survival to the
   present is uncertain, as these bells
   are not mentioned in parish history.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard carillon of 26 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The whole instrument was installed in unknown year
     by the maker cited in Remarks above
   Year of latest technical information source is 1973

*Links:

The Wikipedia article on the town of Echternach includes a photo of the Basilica.

The Wikipedia article on the Abbey has a different photo of the Basilica.

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 this work lies in the sequence of output of the Mabilon bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in LU.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 14-Nov-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/11/02
   and on technical data last updated on 1979/08/07

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