Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboorte
Damaged by war 1944, restored. Tower destroyed by war, rebuilt 1954.
Damaged by war 1944, restored. Tower destroyed by war, rebuilt 1954.
The Saint Lambertus Church is a Roman Catholic church built between 1878-1880. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.
Late Wielderskerk. Roof turret at crossing.
There are plans to partly turn the Gertrudiskerk in Beesel into a ceramics museum. It will house works of art from the Stichting Draaksteken and the Stichting Beesels Keramisch Erfgoed, among others. The church will not be withdrawn from worship. Masses will continue to be celebrated there. The diocese of Roermond is aware of the plans and is not opposed to them per se. "It is a relatively new phenomenon, but it is becoming increasingly common in Limburg for churches to be used for more than just mass," says Matheu Bemelmans of the diocese of Roermond. The diocese does not mind sharing church buildings. It ensures that parishes receive extra money and that often allows a church to be preserved by a village. Bemelmans does say that the second user should not do crazy things in the church that do not match the character of the building. A ceramics museum like Beesel wants is something that is open to discussion. For example, the Hubertuskerk in Genhout currently serves as an arts centre. In the future, the church of Vredepeel will be partly used as a community centre.