Saaksum, NL

Protestantse Kerk

Reformed Church and tower on spacious churchyard. Small church rebuilt in 1850 in a characteristic style for that period with plaster window frames and plastered fields above. Brick saddle roof tower with low extended staircase tower; tower vault on sandstone corbels. Epitaph from 1550 in the tower portal. 17th century pulpit tub carved into the church; younger rear bulkhead and sounding board. An 18th century gravestone and a bell from 1629 in the tower. Organ from 1889, wind chest by the Gebr. Franssen, partly older pipework.

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Protestant church

In 1959 restored single-nave church building with five-sided closure. The nave has been extended on the west side, but otherwise dates from the 13th century. In the church pulpit with carved tub, coat rack board and canopy, all 1721; associated baptismal fence with openwork panels. Gentlemen's pew with attachment in which coat of arms of Swinderen and carved corner pieces and crownings of the doors and side panels. Three sixteenth-century tombstones and three seventeenth-century.

De Zaaier

On the site of the old church from 1955. Interesting modern church with roof turret. Built as Reformed Church (Liberated), since merger in 2023 NGK.

Foreground of church bell tower

Liudger Church

This 13th century hall church is named after the famous 'Apostle of the Groningers', St. Liudger. In 1664 the church was thoroughly rebuilt using the convent stones of the monastery Saint Bernard in Aduard, which was destroyed in 1580. The rich interior of the Ludgerus Church can be seen after the southern tower entrance.

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