Kerk Rottum
The church is situated at the highest point of the wierde (5 metres above sea level). The straight-ended hall church was built in 1889 on the foundations of the old monastery church. Temporary exhibitions are organised in the church.
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It all began with Liudger, who brought the Christian faith to Groningen. Liudger set about the Christianisation of the pagan mound region with great determination and founded many churches there. This included the Eelswerd mound south of Rottum. It is likely that, from there, a monastery was built on the Rottum mound in the early thirteenth century. It was first mentioned in 1226. The lands had already been referred to earlier under the name Rotton.
Inside the church, you’ll find three features that recall the former monastery church. These include the old tower clock and the 17th-century pulpit. The organ (1862, Lohman) also served for a few years in the old Kloosterkerk.
The three church wardens who founded the…
It all began with Liudger, who brought the Christian faith to Groningen. Liudger set about the Christianisation of the pagan mound region with great determination and founded many churches there. This included the Eelswerd mound south of Rottum. It is likely that, from there, a monastery was built on the Rottum mound in the early thirteenth century. It was first mentioned in 1226. The lands had already been referred to earlier under the name Rotton.
Inside the church, you’ll find three features that recall the former monastery church. These include the old tower clock and the 17th-century pulpit. The organ (1862, Lohman) also served for a few years in the old Kloosterkerk.
The three church wardens who built the hall church in 1889 did not use the widely available ‘kloostermoppen’ bricks, but instead purchased new bricks from the local brickworks, Ceres. A striking feature of the church’s exterior is the beautiful decorative brickwork using red, yellow and dark bricks. Characteristic features of the church’s interior include: the plastered barrel vault, the decorative cast-iron ventilation grilles, the wooden pews, the wooden organ loft supported by two cast-iron pillars, and the eight pointed-arch windows.
Temporary exhibitions are organised in the church.