Municipality in the Achterhoek region, formed in 2005 by merging the former Wisch and Gendringen municipalities. Among the locations in this municipality are Etten, Terborg and Varsseveld. |
Etten
The reformed church of Etten is a small 15th-century Gothic church with a Romanesque tower from ther 12th century. Location: Dorpsstraat 23
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Etten's catholic church is the St. Martinus, built in a combination of neo-Gothic and Expressionist styles in 1923-1924. Architect was J.Th.JH. Cuypers. Location: Dorpsstraat 17
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Terborg
The reformed church of Terborg consists of parts from three different periods. It has a 16th-century Gothic choir, an 18th-century tower and a 19th-century nave. Location: Hoofdstraat 91
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The catholic St. Georgius is a neo-Gothic church built in two stages. In 1877 a tower, designed by A. Tepe, was added to an older church, built in 1842. The church was replaced by the current building, designed by J. Stuyt, in 1913-1914. Location: Hoofdstraat 73
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Varsseveld
Varsseveld's reformed church is a Gothic pseudo-basilica from the 15th- and 16th-century, but with a tower which dates part from the 13th, part from the 18th century. Location: Kerkplein 1
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