Stichting Alde Fryske Tsjerken (English: ''Old Frisian Churches Foundation'') is a foundation which aims to preserve church buildings in

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

, the Netherlands. The foundation owns 38 churches as for 2010. It was established in 1970 and is based in

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of the ...

, the capital of the province. All churches in the care of the foundation are

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 ...

s, which is a condition for the foundation for newly acquired churches. The churches are maintained with

subsidy A subsidy or government incentive is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy. Although commonly extended from the government, the ter ...

from the ''Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed'', the province Friesland, municipalities, several culturefunds and public gifts.

Churches

References

{{reflist * Rijksmonuments in Friesland