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St. Barbara Church, Eisden

St. Barbara Church, Eisden

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St. Barbara Church, Eisden

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Location: Maasmechelen, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Claudine en Robert🇧🇪🚴

August 17, 2022

The monumental St. Barbara Church was built in 1934-1937 to a design by architect Auguste Vanden Nieuwenborg.

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Didada

May 4, 2023

The parish church of St. Barbara was commissioned by the mining company. It is dedicated to Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners. The church was built in neo-gothic style as a reinforced concrete structure and filled with brick walls. The church is 56 meters long and has a 53 meter high tower.
St. Barbara's Church is only accessible during the Eucharistic celebration or when accompanied by a guide. This can be booked through the Eisden Heritage Foundation.

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Sonja B.

May 2, 2022

Very impressive sacred building

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fg Bob 🤠🚴‍♂️ 🌲 🦌 👍🛞

May 14, 2023

This building is as impressive as it is magnificent at the same time

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

August 28, 2025

St. Barbara's Church is the parish church of Eisden-Tuinwijk in Eisden and a so-called mining cathedral.

The church was built after the Eisden coal mine was constructed and put into production in 1923, leading to the construction of several towns under the name Eisden-Tuinwijk. These were located west of the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal. This led to a sharp population increase, creating the need for a new church. Brussels architect Auguste Vanden Nieuwenborg designed a monumental church in the Brick Expressionist style, incorporating Gothic elements such as pointed arch windows. The stained-glass windows in the choir are inspired by those of Chartres Cathedral. The church, with its plump 53-meter-high tower, was built from 1934 to 1936.

It is a three-aisled cruciform church. The church furnishings are almost entirely post-1945, but the organ dates from 1939 and was built by the Delmotte studio in Tournai. The Stations of the Cross are made of black marble in bas-relief, and in 1960, sculptor Mailleux created several statues. The Saint Barbara statue on the facade dates from 1982.

The church is surrounded by various related buildings, such as schools, a monastery, and a parish center.

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Will

August 18, 2024

The bell tower in particular is extraordinary and impressive.

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Location: Maasmechelen, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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