VILLA D'ADIGE : ITALY - RO

*Location:

   Chiesa di Natività di Maria
   Via F. Chieregato at Via G.Marconi
   Villa d'Adige,
     fraz.Badia Polesine, Rovigo, Italy
   LL: N 45.11016, E 11.44175
Site locator map
City locator maps and gazetteer page for Castelbaldo (1 nm N)

*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Parrocchia di Villa d'Adige
   T: 045 546 066

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Bells by Cavadini VR (5,n.d.) and
   De Poli TV (3 trebles, 2009)

*Technical data:

   Traditional chime (chimestand) of  8 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is F# in the middle octave
   Transposition is up  6 semitone(s)
   Keyboard range:     C C   /    NONE  
   There are no added semitones
   The whole instrument was installed in 2009
     with bells made by De Poli      (except for 5)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: V     
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2022
*Links:

A page about the architectural history of the church has two photos that show the tower (built 1914-15, replacing a previous one; restored 2007), and a paragraph describing it (but not the bells). 
A larger version of one of the photos is here.

The Italian Wikipedia article about the village has one photo that shows part of the church and campanile.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Cavadini bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the De Poli bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Italian chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Italian chimes by pitch of largest bell.
Ranking among all Italian chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Italy.

*Status:
   This page was built from the database on  4-May-22
   based on textual data last updated on 2022/03/19
   and on technical data last updated on 2022/03/24
*Photos:

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