The Dorpskerk (town church) also known as the Maartenskerk in

Ouddorp Ouddorp is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee. It is often referred to as ''Ouddorp aan Zee'' (Outdorp on the Sea) to promote itself as a seaside resort, because the village has ...

(

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) was completed in 1348 and is situated in the town's centre. The tower was completed in the early 16th-century. The church was completely renovated in the 18th-century. The church and tower are rijksmonuments, listed as number 16267 and 16268. The 1,160 seat church is still in use by the Restored Reformed Church. Originally it was a

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church. During the

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it became a

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church. In 2010, the church was transferred from the

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to the Restored Reformed Church.

References

External links

The church
on the website of the

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands) often abbreviated as Cultureel Erfgoed, is a Dutch cultural heritage, heritage organisation working for the protection and conservation of National Heritage ...

.
The tower
on the website of the

. 14th-century churches in the Netherlands Buildings and structures completed in 1348 Churches completed in the 1340s Churches in South Holland Goeree-Overflakkee Reformed church buildings in the Netherlands Rijksmonuments in South Holland Protestant churches converted from Roman Catholicism {{netherlands-church-stub