Westerkerk

Enkhuizen, Netherlands

Westerkerk was first time mentioned in 1311. The building of current three-aisled church began around 1470. The free-standing wooden bell tower from the was built after 1533 and is one of the few survived in Netherlands. The pulpit was built in 1566, organs in 1549 and choir in 1547. There are also tombs under the floor.

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Westerkerk Enkhuizen

Address

Westerstraat 138, Enkhuizen, Netherlands

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Details

Founded: 1470
Category: Religious sites in Netherlands

More Information

www.westerkerkenkhuizen.nl

Rating

4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

One Piece A Day (3 years ago)
nice venue, great old church, the 1st part was build in the 15th century!

Jan de Wit (4 years ago)
What a lovely old church with such a rich history.

Henri Heiwegen (5 years ago)
Nice place, nice details told by the guide.

yualrox (6 years ago)
Nice flea market! Unfortunately, they are not French prices.

Gert-Jan Bergsma (6 years ago)
This Church was also on the program Terribly beautiful copy ,, small Church and large Want to see and photograph them all, unfortunately only seen from outside Maybe that will come someday, until then I saw a beautiful church Well maintained huge massive church Beautiful

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