Nieuwerkerk
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Nieuwerkerk was a separate municipality until 1961, when the new municipality of Duiveland was created.[1]
History
Nieuwerkerk was created in the 12th century. It was a split-off from Ouwerkerk. The fifteenth-century Protestant church, originally dedicated to John (evangelist), has an 6 sided tower. It was rebuilt in 1975 on the foundations of the original tower, which was blown up in 1945 by the Germans.[2]
During the North Sea flood of 1953, approximately 265 of the 1,800 residents drowned or went missing.[3][4]
Churches
There are 4 church congregations in Nieuwerkerk:
- Reformed Church, the church is in the Molenstraat.
- Reformed Church in the Netherlands, this church is in the Stationstraat.
- Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, this church is in the Ooststraat.
- Protestantse Kerk, this church is in the Kerkring.
In the Molenstraat is a small church for the Katholieke Apostolische Gemeente. However, this church is almost never used.[5]
Gallery
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Building in Nieuwerkerk
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Nieuwerkerk after the 1953 flood (7 April 1953)
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Dutch Reformed church
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House in Nieuwerkerk
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References
External links
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