HRADEC KRALOVE : CZECH REP.

*Location:

   Sbor kneze Ambroze Cirke
   (Priest Ambrose's Choir Church)
   Nerudova at V Lipkach
   Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
   LL: N 50.20921, E 15.82303
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*Carillonist:

   (unknown)
*Previous carillonist:
   5Jul2025 ded. Rosemarie Seuntiëns

*Contact:

   Zvonohry
   Ambrozova 729/1
   500 02 Hradec KrálovÑ
   T: 778 520 955
   E: hradec @ ccshhk DOTcz

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Keyboard (with straight pedalboard) &
   bells by Eijsbouts, cast 2009-2020;
   other work by Clock-O-Matic N.V. and
   Petr Rudolf Manousek.
*Bourdon:
   c2, 263kg

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 50 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the treble octave
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    C G   
   Transposition is up one octave
   There is one missing bass semitone
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 2025
     with bells made by Eijsbouts        
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2025
*Links:

The Website of the carillon is extensive, with photos of the tower, the keyboard, and each individual bell.

News article (in Czech)

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

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in Czech Republic.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  1-Aug-25
   based on textual data last updated on 2025/07/27
   and on technical data last updated on 2025/07/27
*Photos:

(none available)

Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.

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