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Heilige Martinus is a Neo-Gothic church from 1882. This church is listed as a Municipal Monument of the Netherlands. The organ was built by Adema-Schreurs Orgelbouw in 1958 for the chapel of the Sisters of Bethany in Bloemendaal. In 1982 the organ was moved to the St. Martinus Church in Noorden.

Neo-Gothic church with tower, designed by HJ van Tulder. Renovated and extended in 1930, designed by J. Stuyt.

The Catholic Church of St. Martin in Medemblik is a neo-Gothic building designed by T. Slinger in the 18th century.

The round chapel of machine-made brick has a round tent roof with a wide overhang, covered with slates in Maasdekking. The ridge of the roof is finished with copper plate and is crowned by a spire. The chapel is preceded by a projecting portal under a saddle roof with a wide overhang, covered with slates in Maasdekking. A semi-circular facade niche has been placed within the projecting portal, within which a two-part wooden entrance door with panels has been placed. Above the entrance door, four stones have been placed with the following inscriptions: "27/11", "14/5", "7/6", "26/8", which indicate the date of the memorial day of St. Oda and the appointment of the founder of the chapel, AJ van Erp, as pastor; the solemn raising of St. Oda's bones by Bishop Otbertus; the ordination of AJ van Erp; the consecration of the chapel on the occasion of the golden jubilee of pastor AJ van Erp. Four high round-arched windows have been placed around it, filled with stained glass windows. The eaves are decorated with masonry corbels, which support the roof construction. A wooden door has been placed in the east side of the chapel, under a slightly arched segmental arch. At the rear, a free-hanging canopy with a saddle roof has been placed, resting on projecting masonry. Under the canopy, a life-size sandstone statue has been placed on a high masonry plinth. It depicts a standing St. Oda in a pleated robe, his face turned downwards and his eyes cast down. The right hand raised in front of the chest and the left hanging freely.

Roman Catholic Church; late Gothic tower, 16th century; three-aisled nave 14th-17th century choir with extensions 1851. In the tower portal Romanesque lintel with three relief representations in medallions. Two side altars 18th century; In the sacristy a stone altar mensa (14th century?) with old tabernacle, cupboard, 2 wooden half-built-in confessionals (18th century) two oak sacristy cupboards with dresser (18th century) oak rococo credence console on side wall of chancel; 2 simple pews (1663 and 1718). In the churchyard thirteen grave crosses. Single-manual organ, made in 1855 by Pereboom and Leyser. Bell frame with chime consisting of a bell by C. Drouot, 1810, diam. 78 cm and a clock by N. Legros, 1766, diam. 86 cm.

The St. Donatus Church dates from 1890-1891. Architect J. Kayser designed a hall church with a tower that was built in neo-Romanesque style and is located in Kerkstraat. In the arch field above the entrance, the text 'STo / DONATO SACRUM / 1891' is inscribed in memory of the consecration of the church. The church is 38 m high. There is a beautiful chancel with paintings on the ceiling and beautiful stained glass windows. To the left of the church is a sandstone Sacred Heart statue on a plinth with the text: 'ALTFORST AAN KONING CHRISTUS.

Large, rectangular, modern church with a large tower. Facade on the east side; choir on the west.

Large (neo)Gothic village church with a high tower, the second highest church tower in Breda, after the tower of the Grote Kerk in the centre of Breda.

The area in which Maartensdijk is located was given to Willebrord, the first bishop of Utrecht, by the Frankish state authorities at the beginning of the 8th century. It was part of an extensive peat landscape. In order to make the area productive, the bishops gave plots of land in fief to vassals to develop. These vassals included not only citizens, but also religious institutions such as the Utrecht chapter of St. Maarten (The Cathedral Chapter).

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.