*Location:

   Basilica of Our Lady of Lichen
   (Matki Bozej Lichenskiej Basilica)
   Licheń Stary, Konin, Poland
   LL: N 52.32314, E 18.35707

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*Contact:

   Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lichen
   Klasztorna 4
   62-563 Lichen Stary
   T: 63 270 81 63,  63 270 81 42
   E: lichen@lichen.pl
      Webform @ www.lichen.pl/en/kontakt/

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Hung on a decorative lattice in an
   open window on the south side of the
   western tower arcade.  Controls by
   Campa (Belgium); installation by Prais
   (Poland).

*Technical data:

   Electric-automatic carillon of 25 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is not applicable
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    NONE  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The whole instrument was installed in 20xx
     with bells made by an unknown maker
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2023

Photo from the installer
Another photo from the same source
Photo of the south facade, with most of the automatic carillon visible at extreme left.

Photo of the south facade of the western tower elevated arcade, showing automatic carillon

YouTube video (0:58) of the bells alone

Video (5:45) with guitar music includes snippets showing the various bells and towers of this large property

A contributed photo shows where the automatic carillon hangs in an elevated arcade window.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, 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 Poland.

   This page was built from the database on 23-Jul-23
   based on textual data last updated on 2023/07/19
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/07/19