Holy Cross Exaltation Church

A chapel dedicated to Willibrord was founded in 1897, but it became too small for the growing amount of churchgoers when De Haan developed into an important seaside resort. The construction of a new, fully-fledged church was completed in 1902. This church soon became too small as well. Therefore, a new transept and choir were built in 1934.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, a Gothic Cross church was built. The building was demolished around 1570 because of the wars of religion. The church was rebuilt in the 17th century. A porch was added to the west tower in 1717 and the interior was renovated between 1890 and 1895. The exterior of the church underwent restorations between 1902 and 1903.

The current brick church was built in the middle of the 13th century and has an Early Gothic style. The choir, transept, nave, and tower were constructed in the second half of the 13th century. The building was demolished by fire in 1586. The choir was restored in 1613 and the transept in 1617. A restoration was carried out in 1862: the upper part of the tower was rebuilt and the remains of the 13th-century frescoes were found in the transept. The second restoration was conducted between 1890 and 1912: all plaster was removed, but the remaining frescoes were lost. Various restoration works were also carried out in later years.