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Protestant church in Meerssen.

Dutch Reformed Church. Simple hall church from around 1800. Enlarged in 1860 with north arm and tower. In the windows four stained glass windows by Ype Staak, 1788. Single manual organ, made in 1881 by L. van Dam and Sons. Bell tower with clock by J. Noteman, 1638, diam. 66.5 cm. Mechanical tower clock by JV de Vries, Drogeham, 1913.

Historic village church with tower. Nieuwenhoorn is a small village north of Hellevoetsluis. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Neo-church with a tower from 1866. It was built to replace an older church. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

This architecturally very interesting, special church (architect JA Smits), with a small tower, was called the "Small Church" since the local SOW / PKN process, opposite the Reformed "Large Church" of Tj. Kuipers. In the long term, the PKN Halfweg-Zwanenburg only wanted to maintain this "Small Church", which was being restored and redesigned for this purpose from around the end of 2009 to spring 2011. Delays in the implementation of these plans arose due to the fact that all of this had to be financed from the proceeds of the (eventually to be demolished) Reformed "Large Church". In terms of architecture and layout, this Small Church is somewhat similar to Anglican churches and cathedrals in Great Britain, especially the elongated and straight-ended choir.

Built to replace the predecessor of this church, which was demolished in 1939. There is a whale on the tower of the church. This whale is a reminder of whaling, which was an important source of income for the village in earlier centuries. The bell from 1388 - elsewhere incorrectly mentioned as originating from Krimpen aan den IJssel - was damaged in 1940 and could no longer ring. The municipal authorities wanted to melt down the bell, but historians put a stop to that. The bell ended up in the Gouda museum, the Catharina Gasthuis. It has since been decided that the bell will return to Krimpen. The current bell was made in 1962 by Van Bergen in Heiligerlee.

Renovated in 1903

Dutch Reformed Church from 1873. The inventory includes: a copper lectern on the pulpit and a precentor's lectern; a copper baptismal font holder and two copper candle holders, all dating from the 18th century.

NH Church, built in 1809 in a mixed classical-neo-Gothic style after a design by L. van Heijst; brick hall church with 3/8 closure and an open octagonal tower on the roof. Front facade with pilasters and pediments. Pointed arch windows. Interior: stucco. Oak pulpit from around 1775, brass lectern and baptismal font holder from the same period. An 18th century cabinet organ, which had been here since 1809, has long since disappeared. The current organ was delivered in 1952 by the Vreeken company (Bodegraven).

Dutch Reformed Church. Hall building from 1906 on the foundations of the medieval chapel belonging to the castle. Bell tower with bell by Jan van Asten, 1451, 56 cm.