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Old Tower, Sint-Michielsgestel

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Old Tower, Sint-Michielsgestel

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    January 16, 2021

    The Old Tower. It dates from the middle of the 15th century and was restored in 1936. It is characterized by layers of brick alternating with tuff. Only the top section, where the bells hang, is made entirely of brick. There are diagonal buttresses and, like the tower body, decorated with savings fields. The tower has an attached stair tower, but it is blunt since the spire was blown off in 1836 and has never been rebuilt. The tower defines the village

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      July 31, 2022

      The tower originally belonged to a Gothic brick church, built in the mid-15th century on a site where a wooden (10th century) and later a tuff church (around 1100) had previously stood. After 1648, the church fell into the hands of the Reformed Church, which did not spend enough money on preserving the church. In 1791 the choir was demolished due to its dilapidated state. In 1799 the church came into the hands of the Catholics and restorations were carried out. During a storm in 1836, the spire collapsed onto the roof of the church. The damage was so extensive that a new water control church was built. This church from 1839 functioned until 1931, when a larger church was needed. This became the new Michael Church on Nieuwstraat. The Waterstaatskerk was demolished in 1932, only the tower was preserved.

      Huize Adrianus monastery stood between the old tower and junction 27. The monastery was founded in 1879 for the Sisters of Charity of Tilburg. The sisters cared for the needy, the elderly and the sick. In 1978 the sisters left the convent. In 1981, the last part of the monastery was demolished.

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        December 26, 2022

        There is a nice restaurant at the tower.

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