VENLO : NETHERLANDS

*Location:

   Sint Martinustoren
   Grote Kerkstraat at Kleine Kerkstraat
   Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
   LL: N 51.37092, E 6.17166

Site locator map  or 
City locator maps and gazetteer page
Also see our own Map Use Hints.

*Player:

   Marcel Siebers   (A)
   Marienweerd 16
   NL-5431 GL  Cuijk
   T: 485 315 768
   E: siebersbells/@/home DOTnl

   1959-79 Jacq. Boermans
   1979-97 Carlo van Ulft   (A)

*Contact:

   RK Parochie Sint-Martinus
   Grote Kerstraat 28
   NL-5911 CH  Venlo
   T: 077/3512439   F: 077/3200761
   E: stmartinus/@/home DOTnl

*Schedule:

   Saturday 1430-1530;
   also for Sunday shopping

*Remarks:

   An older carillon was destroyed by
   bombing in WW II (Nov.1944).  Four
   swinging basses (C,Es,F,G) cast 1952.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 53 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the middle octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The instrument was enlarged in 1999
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Prior history:
     In 1959, the instrument was begun with 48 bells
       by Petit & Fritsen
   Year of latest technical information source is 2010

Additional information on the technical history of this instrument can be found in a database printout.

*Links:

The Parish Website has a history of the church and city towers plus a photo gallery with 4 photos of the tower.

The carillonneur's page about this tower (in Dutch); his Photo page includes bells and keyboards of all his towers plus several others.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

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

Index to all traditional carillons in Netherlands.

Index to all tower bell instruments in NL.Limburg.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 10-Feb-10
   based on textual data last updated on 2010/01/26
   and on technical data last updated on 2010/01/26

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

[GCNA Home Page] [Site data top page] [Credits and Disclaimers] [Feedback]

Please send comments or questions to csz_stl@swbell.net