Augsbuurt Church
The 18th century church in Augsbuurt is mainly visited because of the special pulpit and the beautiful mourning signs. It is a simple brick building with a tower that was built later, in 1917.
About this building
In the middle of the vast Frisian landscape, along the hike from Dokkum to Stroobos, lies the hamlet of Augsbuurt (also known as Lutjewoude) just south of Kollum. The church replaced an earlier chapel. There are suspicions that the former church was longer, as excavations of the foundation has shown that the present church is built on the former foundations. There are two round arch windows in the side walls and one in both sloping sides of the eastern closure. The wallwork is adorned with vertical masonry strips (iris) on the corners and halfway between the north and south walls. A turret was added to the church in 1749. This turret collapsed during maintenance work on November 28, 1912 so the tower was rebuilt in 1913. The western bay of the nave and the western façade were also rebuilt. The tower is owned by the Erfgoed Kollumerland Foundation and the church is managed by the Local Commission of Augsbuurt, and rented out for weddings, funerals and other (family) gatherings. The Local Commission is seeking to support people who want to help revitalise cultural programmes.
