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Vikøy church was consecrated in 1838 and replaced an old Stave church on the site. Vikøy church is a long wooden church built according to Linstow's plans. The church is a simple rectangular building with the choir included in the main building. To the west stands a square tower.

Vila Real Cathedral was built in the 15th century and is considered the best example of Gothic architecture in the Trás-os-Montes region. As its name suggests, the current cathedral comes from a Dominican convent founded by monks from Guimarães in the 15th century. The church was modified in the 16th century, and especially in the 18th century when the present choir and bell tower were built in Baroque style. In 1834, with the extinction of the religious orders, the church became a parish church. It became a cathedral in 1924 when the Diocese of Vila Real was created.

In 1972, the then chief architect íìlo Stí?í?r and the fire chief Adolf Jí?rna refused to grant permission to build a reinforced concrete ceiling in the church. The possessor did not repair the building, the roof ran through and the church began to fall apart. The builders remember that the roof was so dilapidated that the sky could be seen from inside the church. The reconstruction of the church building began with the national awakening. In order to save the church building as a medieval architectural monument, the reconstruction of the building into a concert hall was started in the 1980s.

Built as a Reformed Church. Church building without a tower, with, among other things, windows in neo-Gothic style. Replaced an earlier church hall from 1854. Restoration 1903. Out of use as a Reformed Church in 1957, when it was taken over by the Reformed Church (Liberated). After the merger in 2023, it became the NGK.

Small village church with tower. The Dorpskerk Durgerdam, originally the Hervormde kerk van Durgerdam, is the Protestant church in Durgerdam in Amsterdam-Noord. The church building is not along the Durgerdammerdijk, but a little lower behind it.

Church building, because of the organ, a pulpit, a baptismal fence and a pew in it. The church building was built in 1847-1848 to a design by D. Slingerland from Meerkerk on the site of an older predecessor. The church was expanded several times in later times, most recently in 1994, when the layout in the church was changed. The inventory mentioned is partly from the predecessor of the current church, which dates from 1646 and was built on the site of a burnt-down church from the 15th century. The organ and the pew were added in the 19th century by order of the lords of the manor Smit from Nieuw-Lekkerland. In addition to the parts that are worthy of protection by the state, the church building also contains five 17th-century gravestones, three copper church crowns, which have been modified and partly renewed, and 12 cast-iron wall fixtures (1881). The protection does not apply to these parts.

The church was designed in 1916 by architect Jan Wils and built in 1923-1924 in Expressionist architectural style with clear influences from FL Wright. Wils was, like JJP Oud and R. van 't Hoff, one of the architects from De Stijl who were particularly inspired by Wright. The stained glass windows were probably designed by T. van Doesburg or a style related to him. The church was built against the Lekdijk on the outer dike side. The high bell tower marks the location of the church in the bend of the dike near the nearby village centre. NB In 1966 the church was partly adapted: the organ was removed, the slope was removed from the floor, the pew plan was changed and the pulpit and communion table were renewed. In 1997 the pointing was renewed (flat).

In 1846, Vollebregt built an organ for the Kruisherenkapel in Sint Agatha. It had one keyboard and attached pedal. In 1871, Leonardus van Nistelrooij transferred it to the Kruisherenkapel in Uden. Van Nistelrooij probably expanded the organ with a positive. There are no indications that this happened in Sint Agatha, and in 1878 Kuijte noted the disposition with a positive. Around 1900, it was thoroughly restored. In September 1905, the organ was sold to Van Ingen. He placed it in the Reformed Church in Driebergen. After a restoration by Dekker in 1918, the organ remained unchanged until 1949. In that year, it was moved to Sleen by Hoogenboezem. In 1967, new wings, two pots and a harp were placed on the case, originating from the demolished organ from the Reformed Church of Dwingeloo. In 1968 W. Eppinga carried out work. He installed a new Mixture and a new Cymbel. In 1980 the wind chests were sealed and the mechanism was restored by Mense Ruiter. He later carried out another restoration, during which the pipework was restored. The starting point was the situation in 1871. On the main work the Gamba 8' was replaced by a Cornet III strong, and the Trumpet 8' that had never been installed was placed. The positive was also restored: the Sifflet 2' was replaced in the place where an Octave 2' stood, and the side slide with Cimbel III strong from 1968 was removed. Finally Mense Ruiter made an independent pedal with a Bourdon 16'. The instrument was put back into use on 8 May 1992.

The predecessor of this church was the St. Michael or St. Pancratius Church, which was built around 1200. In 1470, the English king Edward IV was locked up in the dungeon of the old church for a night. During the siege of Leiden in 1573-1574, the church was destroyed by the Spanish. In 1620, the current church was built on the same spot. The original building was rectangular with a high window in the west and east facades. That high window is now only visible in the east facade, because an organ was built in 1781. A portal was built and the bellows of the organ were placed in the attic. In 1846, a tower was built on the entrance portal and the roof turret was demolished. In 1965 this tower was demolished again, and the roof turret was rebuilt, during the major restoration that was carried out in the years 1965-1970. In the interior two pews against the facades stand out, both from the year 1687: the government pew against the north facade and the canopy pew against the east facade. During the restoration, the original pulpit was replaced by a pulpit with baptismal fence from the 17th century, originating from the church of Opmeer in North Holland. The lighting in the church has consisted successively of candlelight, kerosene lamps, gas lamps and electric lamps. In the church floor you will find gravestones from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The cemetery behind the church is no longer in use as such. Next to the church is a large building, the Trefpunt. This building served as a parsonage until 1946. It is now a building in which church and social activities take place.

Dutch Reformed Church, 1828; hard stone entrance, pointed arch windows, bell tower on the roof. Single manual organ, made in 1871 by H. Knipscheer. Mechanical tower clock on oak chair, 1870, Firma Haak, Gebr. Caminada and Dupont in Rotterdam, has been decommissioned.