Heggvik Church
Bjugn, NO
Heggvik Church, also called Stjørna Church, is a stone church built in a long church style in 1858. The construction was based upon designs by architect Christian Heinrich Grosch (1801–1865).
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Bjugn, NO
Heggvik Church, also called Stjørna Church, is a stone church built in a long church style in 1858. The construction was based upon designs by architect Christian Heinrich Grosch (1801–1865).
Stjørdal, NO
Hegra church is a wooden church dating back from 1783. The architects of the building are Erich Must and J. Strøen.
Sel, NO
The Heidal church was built after the old Heidal church of 1754 burned down due to a lightning strike in 1933. Only the silverware, the candlestick, the altar books and the crucifix were saved. The construction of a new church started quickly and already in 1941 the new church was consecrated.
Tilburg, NL
The Saint Dionysius Church in Tilburg, also known as the Heikese Church, was originally a barn church in the 't Heike area.
Oldenzaal, NL
Modest church hall with roof turret, built as a Reformed Church. In the context of the Samen Op Weg process, it was taken out of use as a Reformed Church in 1985. Since 1985 it has been in use as a Roman Catholic chapel, community hall and mass centre of the Dogmatic Union (a traditionalist Roman Catholic foundation founded in 1981 by the late chaplain WJ Kouwenberg), with the name Church of the Holy Altar Sacrament .
Rothem, NL
Emergency church until 1929.
Maastricht, NL
The Heilig Hart van Jezuskerk (Sacred Heart of Jesus) is a Roman Catholic parish church in the neighbourhood of Oud-Caberg, in Maastricht. It was built between 1876 and 1877. The nave was designed by Architect Johannes Kayser, the tower by by Willem Sprenger. The enlargement of the chancel was the work of architect Alphons Boosten.
Grashoek, NL
In 1918 an emergency church was established, and a permanent church could only be built after the Second World War . It was consecrated in 1954 and the architect was A. Schwenke .
Heerlen, NL
Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Heart, BECAUSE of the single-manual organ with 10 registers, made in 1830 by the Gebr. Schauten from Jüchen, Germany) for the St. Peter's Church in Gulpen, placed in Heerlen-Schandelen in 1928. Restored in 1968 by the company DA Flentrop (Zaandam).
Heerhugowaard, NL
The first pile was driven on 21 January 1910 and nine months later the church was ready. At first the church stood alone between the meadows, but soon after the opening other houses, shops and a café were added. This created the heart of the current village. On 22 November 1910 the church was consecrated by Dean Ebbinkhuizen. The consecration by Bishop Callier took place on 1 May 1911.
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