Heerlekapel

About

The Heerlekapel is a chapel in the town of Poederelee, located on Heerle.

History: In 1572 there was a clay chapel but it burned down in 1622 and was rebuilt in 1625. The present chapel was built in 1663-1664 by order of the family Cheers, gentlemen of Lichtaart. In 1985 a sacristy was built.

Building: It is an oriented brick chapel on rectangular map. The chapel has a choir under the beach. On the roof is a six-sided equestrian. The west facade is a spout facade with a hive arch door as entrance.