The Protestant church of Damwâld-Dantumawâld or Saint Benedict’s churchAlle middeleeuwse kerken: van Harlingen tot Wilhelmshaven, P Karstkarel, p. 79 is a religious building in Damwâld-Dantumawâld, one of the

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churches in

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. The church was built in the 12th century out of

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stone. In 1775 the current triple closed

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was built, in it are two large Romanesque windows. The tower dates from the 13th century and is built out of

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. The

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was built in 1777 by Albertus Antoni Hinsz. The church is located on the Doniawei 76 and was once a Roman Catholic church dedicated to

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but became a Protestant church after the

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. 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 11681.

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