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St. Lawrence Church

St. Lawrence Church

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St. Lawrence Church

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Location: Bocholt, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Bridge Over the Water – De Keyartmolen Watermill loop from Meeuwen

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2. De Spanjeerd Marina – Maas River Dike Cycling Path loop from Bocholt

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03:22

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3. Lozen Lock and Drawbridge – Achelse Kluis Border Lane loop from Gerdingen

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Didada

June 9, 2023

Today, St. Lawrence's is late Gothic with a neo-Gothic main altar with a retable from around 1500 depicting six scenes from the life of Mary. The shutters depict scenes from the life of Saint Laurence. The church contains a church tobacconist from the second half of the 16th century and two baroque confessionals. The church also has nine sculptures of saints and a 3 meter high statue of Saint Christopher.

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Oliver🌍

October 30, 2022

A Romanesque church already existed on the site of this church, and it was probably destroyed in 1360, when the Prince-Bishopric of Liège fought for the possession of the County of Loon. The right of patronage was in the hands of the Herkenrode Abbey. Already at the end of the 14th century the construction of the late Gothic church started.
The current Sint-Laurentiuskerk is a late Gothic cruciform basilica. The tower was completed in 1411 and was built in Maasland marlstone. The nave was completed in 1476 and has outer walls of brick, while the inner walls, like the tower, consist of marlstone. The church was looted around 1585 by troops of William of Orange. In 1608 a tornado raged in which the spire broke off and fell into the nave. Restoration of the ship took a long time and final restoration probably took place only around 1720.
In 1910, the church was enlarged with two bays, for which the tower had to be moved over a distance of 9.4 meters. For this, the help of the American engineer Henry Weiss was called in. A number of memories of this unique event for that time have been preserved.
On September 13, 1944, the village was set on fire by the Germans. Numerous church treasures were lost. The church was rebuilt in 1950 under the direction of architect Van den Dael.

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Elevation 90 m

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Thursday 18 December

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Location: Bocholt, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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St. Lawrence Church

1. Bridge Over the Water – De Keyartmolen Watermill loop from Meeuwen

2. De Spanjeerd Marina – Maas River Dike Cycling Path loop from Bocholt

3. Lozen Lock and Drawbridge – Achelse Kluis Border Lane loop from Gerdingen

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