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Herv. Church and Cemetery. Picturesquely situated in the construction of a 13th century church, renovated in 1874 with the exception of a section on the north side; western saddle roof tower, in the core also still 13th century. The church contains: 17th century oak pulpit with rear bulkhead and sounding board; crowned carved coat of arms, two oak text boards. Bell tower with the sound of two bells, one of which was cast by H. Wegeaert, 1612, diam. 87.8 cm. and a modern bell.

Neo-Gothic village church with tower. Replaced a church from 1692. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

The Reformed Church of Made is a late Gothic building. The church was founded in 1511 although the building has suffered several alterations in different periods.

Important neoclassical church with roof turret. The current church building was put into use on 16 February 1862. Before that, there was probably already a chapel on the same site, dating from Roman Catholic times. This was therefore already built before the Reformation. This chapel was probably partly destroyed during the Eighty Years' War and was also once ravaged by fire.

Gothicized single-nave church with tower and narrowed liturgical centre, built in 1948 by G. van Hoogevest. Internal wooden barrel vaults between brick belt arches. Some furniture from the previous church, destroyed in 1940.

The polder Oud-Herkingen was probably first diked in 1420. At that time, this polder belonged to the monastery of the Regulars of Rugge in Brielle and to the Carthusian monastery in Zelem. These monasteries rented the polder to shepherds. This polder did not exist for long. In 1484, Herkingen was diked again. On 9 July of the same year, the chapel that had been built was elevated to parish church by the bishop of Utrecht, David of Burgundy. The chapel was dedicated to Saint Cornelius and was incorporated into the monastery of the Regulars of Rugge. This polder did not exist for long either, because a flood was already reported in 1511. The chapel that had been built was probably washed away. Many floods would follow in the 16th century.

Dutch Reformed Church. Straight-ended neoclassical hall church, consecrated on 26 December 1850, with a facade tower with openwork lantern and constricted spire.

Reformed Church and tower, situated on a churchyard. Simple village church from 1774. The church contains a richly carved pulpit with a rear bulkhead and sounding board from 1699. The organ was made in 1874 by L. van Dam and Sons. It has a bell tower with a bell by G. van Wou, from the 1500s. The mechanical tower clock was made by Gebr. van Bergen in 1918.

NH Church. A small hall church dating from 1668 on an elongated octagonal floor plan. Tie beams with pear bead key pieces, applied secondarily, origin unknown. Pulpit from the construction period. Canopy benches on either side of the pulpit. Externally, the wall surfaces are divided by simple pilasters; the slate and saddle roof is crowned by an open roof turret with clock and bell. Mechanical tower clock, Gebr. van Bergen, equipped with electric winding.

Striking, interesting modern church, built to replace the nearby church from 1823 on the Waalbandijk.