Grote of Sint Joriskerk
The history of the church goes back to the year 1248, when a primitive court chapel, named after the patron saint Saint George, was replaced by a parish church.
About this building
Little is known about the possibly late Romanesque parish church other than that the lower part of the current tower of the church was part of it. About a century later the church had the appearance of a cruciform church in early Gothic style. As far as can be determined, conversion into a hall church began in the early 15th century, during which the church was expanded on the north and south sides and a new and larger choir was also built. Later still, the north and south aisles were enlarged towards the west, with the tower being placed entirely within the church and the north and south portals being added. This last renovation and expansion was completed in 1534, so that the St. George's Church only had the now familiar appearance of a three-aisled hall church since that date.
