The former Protestant church of Eastermar was a church that stood in It Heechsân,

Eastermar Eastermar ( nl, Oostermeer) is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel municipality in the province Friesland (''Fryslân'' in West Frisian language, West Frisian) of the Netherlands. It had around 1,575 citizens in January 2017. History As early as 40 ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It was demolished in 1868. Today only the

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...

tower from the 13th century remains. The church is located far out of the center of the village on the Torenlaan 11 and is surrounded by a

graveyard A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

. Next to the tower stands a grave diggers building. The mechanical clockwork in the tower was made by the ''Gebr. van Bergen'' from

Midwolda Midwolda () is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, about 7 km northwest of Winschoten. Midwolda was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Scheemda. History Th ...

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in 1924. It is listed as a

Rijksmonument A rijksmonument (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. At the end of February 2015, the Netherlands ...

, number 35666 and is rated with a very high historical value.

Gallery

File:Torenlaan 11 It Heechsan.jpg, Church and graveyard File:Kerk It Heechsan door Jacob Stellingwerff.jpg, Drawing of the church by Jacobus Stellingwerff from 1721

References

{{Medieval churches in Tytsjerksteradiel Tytsjerksteradiel

Rijksmonuments in Friesland Romanesque architecture in the Netherlands