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In the night of 6 to 7 January 1654, De Rijp was shocked by a raging fire, which would eventually reduce a very large part of the village to ashes; 660 buildings went up in flames. The tower and the roof of the Grote Kerk were also lost. The restoration of the church was tackled with great vigour and the following year it could be put back into use.

It is a church built in neo-Gothic style, which was designed by H.J. from Tulder. The church, with a striking spireless tower, was built in 1857-1859. The ground pattern is a cruciform basilica with a three-aisled transept and ambulatory. The church replaced the medieval Willibrordus Church, which was located on the same site. Near the church is the Triumphal Maria flanked by two angels memorial, which was founded in 1894 by pastor-dean Arnoldus van de Laar. In 1976 the church was included in the Monuments Register as a national monument.

The first church was built from 1380-1440. In 1468 it largely burned down.

The church was built around 1200 and was dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria. At the end of the Middle Ages, Doetinchem was regularly hit by fires. The largest fire on 19 April 1527 was caused by a baker who wanted to dry flax in the oven. Almost the entire city centre, including Saint Catherine's Church, was lost. The current hall church was built during the reconstruction. In March 1945, the centre was hit by a bombardment. The church was seriously damaged. In 1948, the church was restored, still without a tower, and in 1963 the reconstruction of the tower was completed.

Great or Jacobin Church. Former Dominican monastery church, founded in the 13th century, rebuilt in the 15th century. In the church pulpit with sounding board and rear bulkhead, 17th century. Kraak with carved parts, 1695 benches with carving, 17th century; tomb for JH Nieuwoldt, ca 1812 by PJ Gabriël. In the choir burial vault of the House of Orange; memorial plaque to the Peace of Münster 1648 from Landschapshuis. Tombstones. In the church three organs: A. Organ with main work, back work, upper work and free pedal, made in 1727 by Chr. Müller and extensively renovated in 1885 by L. van Dam and Sons. During the last restoration of 1978, Müller's disposition was restored and Van Dam's mechanical design and wind chests were maintained. B. In the choir a single manual organ by Vermeulen from 1977 with older components by Theodoor Smet from around 1850. C. In the southern chapel a positive by Joh. Meister from 1766.

Dutch Reformed Church. Three-aisled late Gothic pseudo-basilica cruciform church, possibly retaining some of the masonry from the previous 13th century church. The low, five-sided closed choir and the sacristy are both covered with tuff and date from the middle of the 15th century. The choir, now used as a consistory, has stone vaults with carved corbels and keystones. The transept dates from the first quarter of the 16th century. The tower and the current nave were built after that.

Great or Maria Magdalenakerk. Late Gothic cruciform basilica, of which the three-aisled choir dates from the third quarter of the 15th century, and the transepts were completed in the early 16th century. The nave was replaced by the current one after a fire in 1619-'21 (the architect was Marcus Antonius from Antwerp). Sacristy from around 1520.

Church building of the Protestant Community of Doesburg. Impressive late Gothic basilica with pillars in the Lower Rhine style. Built around 1490 - 1530. The 95-metre-high tower (one of the 10 highest in the Netherlands, and the highest in Gelderland) was blown up by the occupying forces on 15 April 1945, which also severely damaged the church. After decades of restoration work, the tower and church were put back into use in 1965 and 1972. The carillon - with Hemony bells, among others - originally dates from 1655, the large bell from 1649. Extremely important large organ. Church of the Protestant Community of Angerlo / Doesburg.

Historic city church with tower. The name of the church refers to Martin of Tours, the saint who became famous because he gave half of his cloak to a beggar. The Sint Martinuskerk is originally a longhouse-hall church with sober Gothic windows, and is not the first church to stand on this site. At least three wooden churches preceded the current church made of tuff stone.

Large, exceptionally monumental historical city church with unfinished tower. Together with the Grote of Sint Janskerk in Gouda, the Grote of Sint Bavokerk in Haarlem and the Pieterskerk in Leiden, this is one of the four largest historical churches in the provinces of North and South Holland together. In the Sint Joriskapel in the Grote Kerk, three new stained glass windows were unveiled on 19 May 2006. They were designed by the artist Teun Hocks and made in the studio of Hagemeijer in Tilburg. In September 2006, a baroque organ was put into use in the Mariakoor of the Grote Kerk. It was built by the Verschueren company in Heythuysen.