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Koninksem Church

Koninksem Church

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Location: South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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2. Birdhouse Tree – Path beside the Jeker loop from Rutten

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3. Narrow path – Widooie Castle loop from Tongeren

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Jeff S

August 29, 2022

Saint Servatius Church...

The sober neoclassical building is built in brick and consists of a protruding west tower, a three-aisled nave with four bays and a choir with a straight bay and three-sided choir closure. The choir is flanked on either side by sacristies. In the church, freestone has been used for the plinth, water moldings and the frames of the wall openings. The nave and the choir are covered under a joint slate gable roof. The tower has a round arch portal in the west facade, above it a round arch window and above it an oculus with the clockwork. In each side there is also a round-arched reverberation hole and the tower is crowned by a constricted needle spire. The nave has round-arched windows that are connected to each other by hardstone arched frames. The central nave is separated from the aisles by a round arch arcade on columns... The nave is vaulted over by a barrel vault, above the aisles there is a flat ceiling and above the choir...

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March 28, 2025

The current neoclassical church replaces the Romanesque church with basilica elevation, demolished in 1851, from the 11th or 12th century, of which the ground plan described a three-aisled nave with a semicircular choir and west tower; the latter was blind and had a very old substructure; the church was provided with a flat wooden ceiling; one of the side aisles was already demolished in 1684. The new church was built in 1852, 200 meters away from the old church, to a design by J. Dumont.

The ground plan describes a three-aisled nave of four bays, a projecting west tower, a choir of a straight bay with three-sided closure, flanked on either side by sacristies.

Sober, brick building under a saddle roof (slate), with the use of bluestone for the plinth, drip mouldings and frames of the wall openings.

The tower has a round arch portal in the west facade, above which is a small round arch window and an oculus with a clock; a round arch sound hole in each side; constricted spire.

The nave has round arch windows, the hard stone arch mouldings interconnected.

Plastered interior, the central nave separated from the side aisles by a round arch arcade on columns. Barrel vault above the nave, flat ceiling above the side aisles; half dome above the choir.

Furniture: Statue of Saint Servatius, polychromed wood (early 17th century); statue of Christ on the cross, polychromed wood (mid 19th century); statue of Saint Sebastian, polychromed wood, folk art (first half of the 19th century); processional Madonna, dressed (early 17th century).

Main altar, painted wood, baroque (early 18th century) with painting, depicting the Ascension, signed and dated L. Hendrix (Peer), 1859; side altars (mid 19th century).

Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Parish Church of Saint Servatius, id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/37475

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March 28, 2025

At the front of the church you will find a beautiful war memorial.

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Location: South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

Koninksem Church

1. Statue of Ambiorix (Tongeren) – Moerenpoort loop from Tongeren

2. Birdhouse Tree – Path beside the Jeker loop from Rutten

3. Narrow path – Widooie Castle loop from Tongeren

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