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Church building · Tytsjerksteradiel
Church building
Protestant church of Burgum
Netherlands
Tytsjerksteradiel
Rijksmonument
About
The Protestant church of Burgum or Cross Church or Saint Martin's church is a religious building in Burgum, Netherlands, one of the medieval churches in Friesland. The tuffstone edifice was built c. 1100 and was enlarged about a century later.
It was again enlarged about a century after that and possesses a monumental Pipe organ that was built from 1783 to 1788 by L. van Dam & Zn. from Leeuwarden.
The church is located on the Nieuwstad 5 and was once a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Martin but became a Protestant church after the Protestant Reformation. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35634 and is rated with a very high historical value.
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