Category: Kerk

Culture Church Oudesluis

The church of Valkkoog was built in the 16th century with old brick materials. The church is late gothic and has a five travee deep ship. The church is open to visit during events and exhibitions.

Church Sint Maartensbrug

Every Sunday church service, start of service 10:00

The church is basically opened daily for visitors. There are several information boards placed where you can read all sorts of details about the history of the church and surrounding area accompanied by old photographs and drawings. In the Netherlands you will only find 3 ruin churches. Due to the age and the many opportunities that the church offers the municipality Niedorp decided to preserve the ruins.

This church dates from the year 1863. The exterior of the church was designed by the architect Th.Molkenboer Leyden (1796-1863). Since 1920 the church has been threatened to collapse in 1923 so new buttresse were build against the right wall. On the left wall, one can still see the original buttresses.

At the beginning of the last century, many flower bulb growers moved to the north of North Holland. Many growers from South Holland came to “De Noord”. This created a need for its own parish church. To cover the start-up costs, voluntary contributions were asked and a church bulb auction was held.

The Hippolytus Church is a Protestant church. A church has stood on this site since the 12th century. In addition to the church service, there is also room for exhibitions and concerts.

The current Reformed or Old Ursulakerk in Warmenhuizen is a late medieval pseudo-basilica, which was initiated after its completion in 1508. Her predecessor was a Romanian crucifix, whose foundation of the tower and the west façade remained. This stone predecessor was built in the 12th century at the present church stage. Many farms have been placed on terriers because of the sea level rise. The quarry village of Warmenhuizen became a flatfield settlement with dispersed farms, more a more linear settlement on terpwalls.

The Lucaskerk was built in 1845 on a mound.