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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)

With elements of Neo-Romanesque in 1931 to a design by the architects Caspar and Jos. Franssen from Roermond built church in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The church is situated in a small park. In front of the church is a Sacred Heart statue from around 1935 in artificial stone on a plinth of Kunradersteen. Around the Sacred Heart statue is a natural stone wall with columns with iron bars in between. At the rear of the church on the altar side is a Lourdes grotto also from around 1935 (1940 according to the year at the grotto) built from so-called hard mine stone with an altar table, a pulpit and a niche with a statue of Mary.

In 1918 an emergency church was established, and a permanent church could only be built after the Second World War . It was consecrated in 1954 and the architect was A. Schwenke .

The population continued to expand and the emergency church became too small. In 1935-'36 the current church was built of brick. The design is in the expressionist style of J. Cuypers and P. Cuypers jr. More information about the architecture can be found at the Stichting Wetenschapsinstituut Glasschilderkunst 20e eeuw. The clock was made by the Eysbouts company in Asten in 1936. In that same year the church was blessed by dean Souren and the new church could be put into use. Finally in 1937 the rectory was elevated to an independent parish. The bishop of Roermond appointed rector Schippers as the first pastor of the parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Emergency church during restoration of war damage to the large Sacred Heart Church. Demolished.

Roman Catholic church of the Holy Heart, consecrated in 1885, WVA Tepe. Neo-Gothic cruciform basilica with three-sided closed transept arms and buttress arches. Tower with perpendicular buttresses and three niches with brick traceries in each section. Internal cross-ribbed vaults and star vaults over the crossing and choir. Organ with two keyboards and attached pedal. Made in 1835 by HD Lindsen in Utrecht, restored in 1985 by the Verschueren company in Heythuysen. Electric tower clock with normal striking mechanism, ± 1934.

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.

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.

Emergency church until 1929.

Interesting church with a large tower in the Nieuwenhagerheide district. Characteristic robust style by architect JJ Wielders. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.