The Andrieskerk ("St. Andrew's church") is a nowadays

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church in the

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village of

Amerongen Amerongen () is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, on the border of the Utrecht Hill Ridge. It lies about 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of Veenendaal (10.5 km or 6.5 mi by road). The ...

. The church's history spans around seven centuries, beginning in the end of the 13th century,http://www.andrieskerk.nl/default.asp?pag=3 on 01-12-2015 when everybody in western Europe had to be

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. With the

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, the church became Protestant in 1582. It is currently used by the Reformed Municipal Parish of Amerongen. Protestant church of Amerongen with a lovely tower - panoramio.jpg, Andrieskerk from the west Amerongen november 2010 (87).jpg, Andrieskerk from the east

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* (in Dutch). {{coord, 51.9980, N, 5.4615, E, source:wikidata, display=title Churches in Utrecht (province) Protestant churches in the Netherlands Utrechtse Heuvelrug Protestant churches converted from Roman Catholicism