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This congregation was founded after a schism in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1886 , the so-called Doleantie. In 1887, the church council of the Dolerende bought a double mansion with the coach house behind it on the Kerkstraat.

The church of Kemiö, or St. Andrew's Church, is first mentioned in 1445. The church was designed by the same master builder who was responsible for the churches in Perniö, Sauvo and Tenhola. The stone church dedicated to St. Andrew was probably completed in 1469. Its bell tower dates from the post-fire period, 1786-1788, when the former belfry was converted into a mortuary. Between 1920 and 1922, the church was renovated.

The Holy Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary is located at the heart of Kenourgio Chorio, a small village where the authentic essence of rural Crete can be felt.

Kerimäki Church is a wooden church completed in 1847. The plan of the church was designed by architect A. F. Granstedt. In its style, the Kerimäki church is a kind of mixture of neo-Gothic and neo-Byzantine. Next to the church is a 42-metre-high bell tower, which was completed in the same year as the church. The Kerimäki church is undoubtedly the largest wooden church in Europe.

Reformed church. 15th century. Towering blunt tower, single-nave nave and narrower choir. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

You'll end up in the baroque when you enter the 14th century church of Adorp, as a result of a renovation in the 17th century.

A late Gothic church, but without frivolous tracery in the windows: no passes or blowing fish. It was completed in 1506 as a rectangular hall church. Inside, the church has a renaissance pulpit, the organ from 1862 and the carved tombstones.

This 14th century brick church was built without foundations. The brickwork continues nearly half a meter below the ground. Support beams are provided to prevent subsidence. The 16th century pointed windows were fitted with cast iron traces in the 19th century. At the same time, the church also received a neoclassical makeover: a lot of stucco, a barrel vault and Corinthian pilasters & pillars.

This church is located in an elongated village, originally founded in the 13th century on two adjacent dikes. In 1989, a demolition permit was applied for and, fortunately, refused. T

This church, located on a bank, is built on the foundations of its predecessor. The final form of this hall church, which was completed with a three-sided choir, was created in the new building (with old material) in 1729, as can be seen from the blue-glazed roof tiles.