Hoogstraten, BE

Sint-Katharinakerk, Hoogstraten

Saint Catherine's Church was built between 1525 and 1550 by the Counts of Hoogstraten. With its 105 metres-high tower, Saint Catherine's Church is the third tallest church in Belgium, after the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp and the Church of Our Lady in Brugges.

About this building

The church was built in a late-Gothic style. The church tower was blown up in 1944 by German troops, when they retreated from Belgium. The tower was rebuilt with red Kempen brick between 1952 and 1958.

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m
  • Steps to enter the building or churchyard
  • On street parking at the building
  • Café within 500m

Other nearby buildings

Peter Van den Bossche/Flickr

Westmalle Abbey

The Abbey of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart or "Westmalle Abbey" is the oldest of the Trappist monasteries still in activity. It was founded in 1794 by French Cistercians fleeing the ban on monastic life in France. The priory was elevated to abbey status in the first half of the 19th century and began its brewing activities in 1836.

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Beguinage of Turnhout

The Beguinage of Turnhout has no precise date of foundation, but it was probably founded in the 13th century. The beguinage has a well-preserved baroque church, an infirmary and houses from the 16th and 17th centuries. It houses a museum on beguine culture.

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