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Very important, large, late neo-Gothic church with double tower front and high roof turret. Main work by architect CF van Hoof. Replaced the predecessor of this church . In the late Middle Ages, churches were held in Loon op Zand and Sprang, until the church of Sprang came into Protestant hands in 1609. The Catholics of Kaatsheuvel could now go to church in a farm, on the spot where the Nieuwe Markt is now. It was not until 1736 that Catholics were allowed to build churches again, but with restrictions. This is how the barn churches came into being. The barn church of Kaatsheuvel stood on the spot where the parish centre is now. The parish in Kaatsheuvel was founded in 1796 by separating from the old parish of Loon op Zand. Ultimately, the first stone church was not built until 1835: the Waterstaatskerk, see there. In 1911, pastor Volker suggested plans for new construction. The new church was built next to the Waterstaatskerk and consecrated on July 5, 1913.

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

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.

After the Roman Catholic church was plundered by the Watergeuzen in 1572, a separate church was built here in 1573. The current church was built in 1862-1863. Romanesque pseudo-basilica with a partially built-in tower, designed by Th. Molkenboer. Enlarged in 1912 with a transept and a new choir. Internally plastered barrel vaults. Organ with two manuals by L. Ypma from 1879, restored by Vermeulen in 1984.

Beautiful, richly detailed neo-Gothic church with tower.

Modern church with tower. Consecrated 26 February 1972. Replaced an earlier Roman Catholic church building. The building is partly used as the De Vier Trappen Health Centre.

The Joannes de Doperkerk is the parish church of Meerlo. The current neo-Gothic basilica was built in 1934-1935.

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]

Large church with a tower placed on the side. The church was built when the old Gothic church on the nearby church hill became too small due to the expansion of Eygelshoven, as a result of the Laura and Julia mines. In 1920, construction began on the new church, designed by A. Boosten in Maastricht and J. Ritzen in Heerlen.

Replaced barn church from 1752. Single-nave neo-Gothic church with tower, built in 1854-1856. Internal plastered vaults. Altar, pulpit and other furnishings from the construction period, probably from Louis Veneman. Organ by Gebr. Adema from 1856. Neo-Gothic front designed by Dirk Ypma.