*Location:

   Domkyrka (Cathedral)
   Linnégatan at Sandsgätan
   Växjö, Kronobergs Län, Sweden
   LL: N 56.87748, E 14.81171

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*Carillonist:

   Thomas Niklasson
   T: 0470-704830

   Ture Olsson

*Contact:

   Växjö domkyrkoförsamling
   *parcel:
     Linnégatan 2A
     352 53 Växjö
   *postal:
     Box 307
     351 05 Växjö
   T: 0470-704824   F: 0470-704829
   E: vaxjo.domkyrko@svenskakyrkan.se

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   Variously reported as 25, 27 or 28
   bells; apparently Bergholtz made 25, and
   some of the five church bells may be
   connected to the carillon.

   g#1, ??cm, 560kg, 1962, Bergholtz

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 28 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is G# in the middle octave
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   Transposition is unknown
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   The presence or absence of a practice console is unknown
   The whole instrument was installed in 1962
     with bells made by Bergholtz    (except for 3)
   Auxiliary mechanisms: IE    
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2021

The Swedish Church page has a photo of the cathedral facade and its unusual twin-spired tower.

The English Wikipedia article about the building has a photo of the double-spired tower, and mentions the carillon.  The associated Wikimedia Commons category has many current and historical photos of the interior and exterior.

A Waymarking page has three rather distant photos of the building.

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

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

Index to all tower bell instruments in Sweden.

   This page was built from the database on 29-Dec-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/12/07
   and on technical data last updated on 2023/01/24