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Heggvik Church, also called Stjørna Church, is a stone church built in a long church style in 1858. The construction was based upon designs by architect Christian Heinrich Grosch (1801–1865).

Hegra church is a wooden church dating back from 1783. The architects of the building are Erich Must and J. Strøen.

The Heidal church was built after the old Heidal church of 1754 burned down due to a lightning strike in 1933. Only the silverware, the candlestick, the altar books and the crucifix were saved. The construction of a new church started quickly and already in 1941 the new church was consecrated.

The Saint Dionysius Church in Tilburg, also known as the Heikese Church, was originally a barn church in the 't Heike area.

Modest church hall with roof turret, built as a Reformed Church. In the context of the Samen Op Weg process, it was taken out of use as a Reformed Church in 1985. Since 1985 it has been in use as a Roman Catholic chapel, community hall and mass centre of the Dogmatic Union (a traditionalist Roman Catholic foundation founded in 1981 by the late chaplain WJ Kouwenberg), with the name Church of the Holy Altar Sacrament .

Important work by architect Jos. CF Margry. The Heilig Hart van Jezuskerk is a Roman Catholic church at Beeklaan 13 in the Dutch village of De Zilk. Originally, the Catholic inhabitants of De Zilk belonged to the parish of Vogelenzang. The Heilig Hart van Jezuskerk was built in 1919-1920 to a design by Jos Margry. It is a three-aisled neo-Gothic cruciform church. In 1922, the church was enlarged and in 1928 the tower was built. The church was put into use in 1920 and dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Nowadays, the church is used by the Wilibrordus parish, a merged parish in which the parishes of Hillegom, Lisse and De Zilk have been merged since 1 January 2010. The church building has the status of municipal monument. (Source: Wikipedia)

This modern church, which is not included on the list itself, is the successor to a church built in 1829 on Speelheuvelstraat, which in turn replaced a barn church that was opened in 1672 and renovated in 1760. The medieval church, largely dating from 1436, came into the hands of the Reformed Church in 1648, and was demolished in 1870. The following has been taken over in the modern church: a richly carved main altar, ca. 1750, with life-size statues of Franciscus, Jozef, Augustine and Elias, and two altarpieces, 1753 by OE Pirotte, depicting John the Baptist, Anna and Maria. Furthermore, an oak communion bench from 1750, two stone holy water fonts (18th century) in the shape of a vase. Organ with main work and positif, made in 1857 by FC Smits. Restored in 1963 and expanded with a free pedal.

Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Heart, BECAUSE of the single-manual organ with 10 registers, made in 1830 by the Gebr. Schauten from Jüchen, Germany) for the St. Peter's Church in Gulpen, placed in Heerlen-Schandelen in 1928. Restored in 1968 by the company DA Flentrop (Zaandam).

Characteristic work from the oeuvre of Hendrik W. Valk (1886-1973) from 's Hertogenbosch, designed according to the so-called Christocentric design (priest's chancel at the intersection of nave and transept). The wide, brick-vaulted nave is flanked by two side aisles; against the tower two transepts. The interior is entirely built of beautiful brickwork. Characteristic are the sculpted apostle heads by Jozef Cantré (1890-1957) and the painted Stations of the Cross by Lodewijk Schelfhout (1881-1943). The stained glass windows are by Joep Nicolas (1897-1972). The robust, relatively low tower body is crowned by an imposing spire.

The first pile was driven on 21 January 1910 and nine months later the church was ready. At first the church stood alone between the meadows, but soon after the opening other houses, shops and a café were added. This created the heart of the current village. On 22 November 1910 the church was consecrated by Dean Ebbinkhuizen. The consecration by Bishop Callier took place on 1 May 1911.