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Sint Heribertkerk

Zeisterweg 34, 3984 NL Odijk, Netherlands

Sint Heribertkerk

Sint Heribertkerk is a church located at Zeisterweg 34, 3984 NL Odijk, Netherlands. The church name is Sint Heribertkerk (St. Heribert Church) and its location is in Odijk, Netherlands.

  • The church is situated on Zeisterweg, a major road in Odijk, which is a small town located in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands.
  • The address 3984 NL refers to the postal code for the area.

Sint Heribertkerk is likely a Catholic or Protestant church, as churches with this name are common in the Netherlands. The church may have been built in the Middle Ages and has been a central part of the community for centuries.

  1. The surrounding area of Odijk is mostly rural, with farmland and nature reserves.
  2. The town itself has a few shops, restaurants, and services, but it remains a small and quiet community.

De Sint-Heribertkerk (also known as the white church) is a late Gothic church building located at Zeisterweg 34 in Odijk, municipality of Bunnik, Netherlands.

  • The church is a simple, three-sided closed building from the 16th century in late Gothic style.
  • It stands on the same spot where another church has stood since 1230 and where its foundation still remains in the ground.
  • This church was similar to the Old or St. Stevens Church in Werkhoven; both belonged to the same parish.

The bishop of Utrecht gifted this church around 1230 to the newly established Sint-Servaasabdij in Utrecht, but retained the patronage right until the beginning of the Reformation for the parish of Odijk and the church building.

  • A consistoriekamer was added to the church in 1857, which served as a room for catechism and meetings.
  • In 1974, the church received a new organ built by orgelbouwer K.B. Blank & Zoon from Herwijnen, replacing the Verweijs organ (a three-manual organ intended for the conservatory in Utrecht).

Around this beautiful church lies the churchyard, the parsonage with a large pastor's garden and adjacent cemetery. This all forms together the oldest green core of Odijk.

Details

NameSint Heribertkerk
City/TownOdijk
ProvinceUtrecht
CountryNetherlands
Coordinates52.0492067, 5.2343257
Denominationprotestant
Amenityplace of worship
Religionchristian
Year of construction1400
Time periodMiddle Ages
Architectural styleGothic
PatronHeribert
Websitehttp://www.pknodijk.nl/wittekerkje.php