KIRUNA : SWEDEN

*Location:

   Radhus (or) Stadshustorn
   Kiruna, Norrbottens Län, Sweden
   LL: N 67.86, E 20.22

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Kiruna Infochef
   T: 0980-70183   F: 0980-80291
   E: kahn@kommun.kiruna.se

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Playing mechanism and controls replaced
   in 1993.

*Technical data:

   Electric-keyboard carillon of 23 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The whole instrument was installed in 1961
     with bells made by Bergholtz   
   Year of latest technical information source is 2007

*Links:

City page (in Swedith) about the carillon, with two photos (unfortunately not clickable) and a sound clip (which may not work for all visitors).

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Bergholtz 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 Sweden.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 12-Jun-07
   based on textual data last updated on 2007/06/11
   and on technical data last updated on 2007/06/11

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