Heilige Stephanus
Neo-Romanesque church with large tower placed on the side. Characteristic Boosten church. The medieval chapel (later church) of Dieteren was first mentioned at the beginning of the 16th century. It stood at the cemetery, on the current northern exit road, towards Echt. This church was demolished at the beginning of the forties of the 1800s. In 1835, Dieteren was separated from the mother parish of Susteren and elevated to an independent parish. That is why a new, larger church was built on the same site around 1845, in a transitional style between classicism and neo-Gothic. Due to its dilapidated state, a new neo-Romanesque church was built in the centre of the village from 1938 to 1940, designed by architect Alphons Boosten from Maastricht. The main entrance is on Kerkstraat and the nave is separated from Vleutstraat by a narrow garden, which is used as a fairground on public holidays. In 1940 the new church was consecrated by the bishop, after which the church from 1845 was demolished.
