*Location:

   Raadhuistoren
   Raadhuisplein
   Hoogeveen (Hogeveen),
     Drenthe, Netherlands
   LL: N 52.72625, E 6.47485

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*Carillonist:

   Jasper Stam
   E: stamjj/@/hotmail DOTcom

   19??-?? Hessel de Harder
   19??-2009 Roelof Kok
   2009-16 Roy Kroezen

*Contact:

   Gemeente Hoogeveen
   Raadhuisplein 1
   7901 BW Hoogeveen
   T: 14 2408
   E: info@hoogeveen.nl

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Original bells are the only survivor
   of 3 carillons made during WW II.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 39 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is C  in the treble octave
   Transposition is up one octave
   Keyboard range:     C D   /    ----  
   There are no missing bass semitones
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The instrument was enlarged in 1980
     with bells made by Eijsbouts    
   Prior history:
     In 1941, the instrument was begun with 27 bells
       by vanBergen   
   Auxiliary mechanisms: E     
   Tower details: 
     Height of console:                 (unknown)
     Height of lowest level of bells:   (unknown)
     Height of highest level of bells:  (unknown)
     Belfry openness:  95%
   Year of latest technical information source is 2021

Photo of the building

Bigger (but foggier) photo of the building

The city Website opens with a series of photos, one of which is the belfry.

A Waymarking page for these bells has 3 photos of the building.

Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the vanBergen bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Eijsbouts 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/Flevoland.

   This page was built from the database on  5-Nov-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2021/03/26
   and on technical data last updated on 2021/03/26