Late neo-Gothic church with tower. This church replaced a neo-church from 1859 that had become too small, the "Oude Kerk" (Old Church) that was demolished in 1930. The original name of this interbellum church with tower was "Dorpskerk". Later, probably in the context of "Samen op Weg", the church name was changed to "Kruiskerk".
Modern church building.
The origins of the Ludgerus Church go back to the early Middle Ages. Around 794, the itinerant missionary Ludgerus converted the villagers to Christianity and had a wooden house of worship built on the pagan sacrificial site. In the 11th century, this was replaced by a Romanesque church made of natural stone. Because the population increased sharply after 1150, the current Late Gothic church was built on the same site. The earliest mention of this church dates from 1395. However, the church is best known for its interior: the late medieval frescoes on the walls, the exuberant vault paintings and the triumphal arch with coats of arms of noble families. The typical Protestant arrangement of the semicircular benches, arranged around the pulpit from the first half of the 19th century, now forms a fascinating interplay with the pre-Reformation exuberance of the paintings.
In the hamlet of Laag-Soeren, situated between Eerbeek and Dieren. Charming hall church with roof turret in sober, traditionalist forms. Nickname Heidekapel.
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