Uitwierde church
The tower houses two bells: one from the 13th or 14th century and one by Johannes Bremensis from 1516. A balcony has also been added to the back of the church, from where you have a view down to the mud flats.
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The tower of this church stands alone and is many centuries older than the church building itself, which dates from 1839. The brick tower with tufa bands belonged to a predecessor of the current church and was probably built around 1200. In 1275, the tower was raised. Originally, a moat ran around the church. This was filled in in the 20th century and 'replaced' by a footpath. During World War II, the church suffered heavy damage, which was repaired in 1948. Since 2011, the tower has been one of the Landmark Towers. A staircase was specially designed in the church by Onix. The design received a Dutch Design Award in 2013 for its varrassing design.
The tower was built in the early 13th century...
The tower of this church stands alone and is many centuries older than the church building itself, which dates from 1839. The brick tower with tufa bands belonged to a predecessor of the current church and was probably built around 1200. In 1275, the tower was raised. Originally, a moat ran around the church. This was filled in in the 20th century and 'replaced' by a footpath. During World War II, the church suffered heavy damage, which was repaired in 1948. Since 2011, the tower has been one of the Landmark Towers. A staircase was specially designed in the church by Onix. The design received a Dutch Design Award in 2013 for its varrassing design.
The tower was built in the early 13th century and raised around 1275. It was lowered again in 1840 due to dilapidation. On the tower is a weather vane in the shape of a man on a horse: said to be the imagination of Jan Cornelis Bos, to whom the tower owes its preservation. Another stone, from the demolished medieval church, commemorates Uneko Ripperda, 1566.