Heilig Landstichting (Dutch for Holy Land Foundation) is a village in the eastern
Netherlands
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. It is located in the municipality of
Berg en Dal,
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
, near
Nijmegen
Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...
. Its best known attraction is the , the former Holy Land Museum.
History
The Heilig-Landstichting was founded in 1911 to give an overview of the time of the Bible and Palestina. In 1913, construction started, and since 2007 it is called Museumpark Orientalis. It used to be a little agricultural hamlet called De Ploeg. A village developed around the museum in
along the roads.
A
convent
A convent is a community of monks, nuns, religious brothers or, sisters or priests. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The word is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican ...
was constructed in 1915. A
basilicum was originally planned, but cancelled.
After World War II, the village developed a more dense core.
Gallery
File:Heiliglandstichtingcenakelkerk.jpg , Cenakel Church
File:HLandpoort.jpg , Museum entrance
File:Figuranten bijbelsmuseum.jpg , Museum pictures
File:MuseumPark Orientalis - Beth Juda.JPG
File:Bijbels_openluchtmuseum_herders.jpg
File:Dromedaris_BOM.jpg
File:Bijbels_openluchtmuseum_meer.jpg
File:MPO Karavanserai binnen.jpg
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Geography of Berg en Dal (municipality)
Christian museums
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