Ulrum, NL

Ulrum Church

Brick church with a pointed roof bell tower

The church of Ulrum is inextricably linked to Ds. Hendrik de Cock: in 1834 the Secession started from this church. The hall church was built in the second quarter of the 13th century and was restored in the years 1916/1917 by the former state master C.H. Peters.

About this building

During the renovation, the bricked-up entrances to north and south walls were reopened and later replaced with larger windows that were then reduced to a design that was assumed to be Romanesque.

The tower dates from the 15th century, and has a weather vane in the shape of a lion on its peak. Saint Catherine might have been patroness of this church, which was originally Catholic. The church is used for church services and cultural activities. It has an organ that was installed in 1806 by R.A. Lohman. It was the first instrument that he made in the Netherlands. It was repaired and converted in 1872 and once again in 1981.

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