Coevorden, NL

Synagogue in Coevorden

The synagogue, constructed as a rectangular building with a gable roof, replaced an older house shul (dated ca. 1768) and was completed in the year 1840. The building was heavily renovated in 1879. The original windows and the gallery were reconstructed and restored during a renovation in 1975. The semicircular pediment above the main entrance contains the Hebrew inscription of I Kings 8:35b and the date 5639 (1879 CE). A small turret was located on the roof of the synagogue. The Jewish religious service did not resume after the Second World War ended. The Jewish community of Coevorden dissolved in 1958. The abandoned building was subsequently sold. After the renovation, the building was used as a music school. Wouter van Rossem created a sculpture against the side wall of the building in commemoration of the deported Jews of Coevorden.

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Heilige Willibrordus

The Roman Catholic St. Willibrordus Church was built in 1913-1914 to a design by Wolter te Riele (1867 - 1937) from Deventer and executed by contractor A. de Boer from Coevorden. The building is constructed in a simple neo-Gothic style. The interior paintings applied in 1925 by Fa. Cuypers from Roermond have disappeared. The interior is not protected.

Gereformeerde Kerk

Important church building with tower. Replaced an earlier small Reformed hall church.

Heilige Franciscus van Assisië

Steenwijksmoer's church was built in 1932, thanks to the efforts of pastor Slosser who had saved a considerable sum of money in a limited number of years by begging sermons in various churches, and tens of thousands of begging letters. An amount of ƒ 79,820,— was spent on the construction of the church and rectory. A cemetery and a Catholic school were also laid out in the village. The church building is a characteristic example of a Christocentric church space with a wide nave. In 1939, the murals on the triumphal arch, behind the altar (Last Supper) and around the main portal were painted by Jacob Ydema (1901-1990).

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