The current barn church was built in the mid-18th century to replace an old barn church dating back to 1647. The barn churches were built in Gilze by the predominantly Catholic population when the main church of St. Petrus Bandenkerk was made Protestant. It was not until 1818 that the Catholics of Gilze were able to return to the St. Petrus Bandenkerk.
Hasseltplein, where time seems to have stood still, is one of the best-preserved spots in Tilburg. The Hasselt Chapel (Hasseltse Kapel) is located in that oasis of peace and stillness. A striking and modest centerpiece at the same time. The chapel is the oldest monument in the city and the only (late) medieval building in Tilburg. It was probably founded around the year 1500.
The Synagogue in Tilburg is an Ashkenazi synagogue completed in 1873 by architect J.B.P.E. Fremau. The synagogue underwent reparations after WWII. This brick building still serves as a synagogue.
Petrus (Peerke) Donders was born in Tilburg on October 27, 1809. He worked as a missionary among lepers in Surinam. Around 1900 his worship arose in Tilburg. The people of Tilburg saw in him someone with whom they could identify. In 1982 Peerke Donders was beatified. On the northern edge of Tilburg (220,000 inhabitants), the Peerke Donders Park is a popular place of pilgrimage with a birthplace, chapel, park and a museum that opened in 2009.
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