Nederlands Hervormde Kerk - Gieten NL
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N 53° 00.331 E 006° 45.838
32U E 349968 N 5875222
Dutch Reformed Church aka Village Church located at Brink 8 in Gieten, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WM10HKA
Location: Drenthe, Netherlands
Date Posted: 05/11/2019
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ANWB (
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ANWB Monument Plaque, with number 62501/002, reads:
"• Dutch Reformed Church
The church history of Gieten dates back to the Middle Ages. Already in 1302 a "church lord of the village" is mentioned. However, the current church is of a later date. The tower became. to replace a loose bell chair. built in 1804. At the place where another church once stood. the current church building was erected in 1849. In the church there is a beautiful coat of arms of Nicolaas Harm van Echten.
baron Van Dongen.