24 september 2017

Woldendorp church

We started our hike today in Woldendorp, a village in the far north east of the Netherlands and part of the municipality of Delfzijl. This is the Petruskerk (St Peter Church), originally dating from the 13th century. During WW2 the church was badly damaged and needed a lot of renovation work after the war. The grave stones we saw were all from the early 19th century.

The church facade seen from the other side.

The side entrance was a beautiful wooden door.

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  1. Beautiful church. It looks like it's been there a long while.

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  2. Mooie foto's, was een mooie dag voor een wandeling!

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  3. Unbelievable that something that old could still be standing, even with some renovation. I'm wondering if there's a 2nd story or does it have very high ceilings. Is this Roman Catholic or a version of Protestantism?

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    1. Hi Lowell, it's a Dutch Reformed Church. We haven't been inside, but I've seen photos that show a high ceiling. So no second floor.

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  4. Beautiful photos of a beautiful church. I do like the clock tower, it's quite impressive and so old. Amazing to see in the 21st century.

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  5. Another church that I would like to visit!
    : )

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  6. een prachtig gebouw met een bewogen geschiedenis Marleen

    prettige dag

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  7. Hallo Marleen, dit is echt historie, prachtig dit kerkje met rondom de oude graven.
    Groetjes kees.

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  8. It's a lovely old church Marleen, I see the first touches of autumn in the trees ✨

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  9. What a beautiful old church. I love the clock in the tower and your photo of the door is lovely. Nice shadows!

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  10. It's a lovely church, beautiful old door -- obviously well used!!

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  11. Beautiful wooden door with beautiful autumn decoration next to it.

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  12. I love walking through old cemetries; this church is still majestic. The Dutch Reformed Church is the largest in South Africa.

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