The Bemmel Theaterchurch (
Dutch: ''Theaterkerk Bemmel'') is a
theater and former
Catholic church building in
Bemmel,
Netherlands.
History
The
church building
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was built in the period 1872-1873; it was
dedicated to
Saint Donatus of Arezzo. It was opened in 1873, on August 7: the
feast day
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of Saint Donatus.
The building then bore the name 'Holy Donatus Church' (
Dutch: ''Heilige Donatuskerk'').
From 2015 to 2016, the church was converted into a multifunctional building with a theater hall, an
entrance hall with a
bar
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, and a few smaller rooms. The building was renamed 'Bemmel Theaterchurch' (Dutch: ''Theaterkerk Bemmel'') and was opened in October 2016.
Gallery
Bemmel Theaterchurch, entrance.jpg, Entrance of the theater (east wing)
Bemmel Theaterchurch (entrance hall, aerial view).jpg, The entrance hall
Bemmel - Heilige Donatus (1950).jpg, Facade statue of Saint Donatus of Arezzo
Bachkoor Nijmegen.jpg, Concert of the Bach Choir of 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 ...
(2019)
Nuva27 live at the Bemmel Theaterchurch.jpg, Performance of Dutch rock artist Nuva27 (2020)
See also
*
Kinkelenburg Castle
*
Fort Pannerden
Fort Pannerden is a disused military fort situated near the village of Pannerden in the southeast of the Netherlands. In November 2006, it became the focus of national news stories because a group of squatters were evicted in a large-scale operati ...
External link
Bemmel TheaterchurchOfficial website
References
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Former churches in the Netherlands
Theatres in the Netherlands
Towers in Gelderland