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Probably a small hall church was built on this site in the 11th or 12th century . Parts of the tower and the nave date from that time. The south aisle was added later. In the 16th century the tower and the north aisle were renovated.

The late Gothic tower of the historic village church of Sint Jans Onthoofding, built around 1500, was spared during the demolition of the old church. The new church from 1931 was built against this tower. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Carnival chapel, replaced emergency church from 1954. Modern, relatively small church without a tower.

The Johannes de Doperkerk is a former Roman Catholic church in the Dutch town of Meddo, built between 1863-1864.

The Johannes de Doperkerk (St. John the Baptist) is a neo-Gothic church designed by architect Carl Weber in the 19th century.The first church on this location was built in the 11th century. The current building still preserves a baptismal font from this period.

During the Second World War, the church of Nieuwstadt was located where the front stopped in September 1944. It is therefore one of the few churches around Sittard that suffered considerable war damage. The first shelling took place between 19 and 29 September 1944 by the Americans, which incidentally caused little damage. On 12 November 1944, however, when the Americans were in Nieuwstadt, the Germans started firing back with much heavier material. This happened in the morning hours, when a Holy Mass was in progress. The shelling lasted for three quarters of an hour, during which one person was fatally hit and the church suffered considerable damage. This was repeated two days later, but now no one was injured. On 21 November 1944, the English relieved the Americans and Nieuwstadt was evacuated. The village suffered from German grenade and mortar fire for another four months. (Source: [1]

This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

St. John the Baptist's Church is a late Gothic choir with a three-sided closure, 16th century. Internal corbels with sculpted heads and as the final piece of the vault a wooden bust of St. John the Baptist. Vault paintings. The inventory includes a Crucifix, 16th century, a Madonna statue, 16th century and three statues of St. John the Baptist, respectively 15th, 16th and 19th centuries. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.