Overbetuwe municipality (G)
Overbetuwe is a municipality covering the eastern part of the Betuwe region and consisting of 13 villages, the largest of which is Elst. The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging the former municipalities of Elst, Heteren and Valburg.
The
reformed church or
Werenfriedkerk is a two-aisled church in Lower
Rhine
Gothic style with a nicely ornamented tower. The church was built at
the location of two Roman temples.
Location: Grote Molenstraat 2
The
former Gereformeerde kerk is a small one-aisled
building in simple
Rationalist style built in ca. 1920. It's currently used as an office.
Location: Stationsstraat 24
The
catholic St. Werenfridus is a
basilica in Traditionalist style, designed by G.M. Leeuwenberg and
built in 1950-1951 as a replacement for a neo-Gothic church which was
destroyed in 1944.
Location: Dorpsstraat 31
The reformed church
of Andelst is a one-aisled church originating from
the 11th century. The nave is largely Romanesque while the choir is
Gothic.
Location: Kerkstraat 22
The
Gothic
reformed church
of Herveld was built as a pseudo-basilica in ca. 1300,
was extended with a transept-arm in the 14th century and was rebuilt
into a hall-church in the 15th century.
Location: Schoolstraat 3
The
catholic St. Leonardus is a
three-aisled building in Expressionist style, designed by C. Hardeman
and built in 1932, replacing an earlier church built in 1855.
Location: Dorpsstraat 14
Although its combined name seems to
suggest otherwise, Slijk-Ewijk has always been one village. The
reformed church at the edge of the village is
a white-plastered
building with a tower from the 14th century and a choir from the 15th.
The current nave dates from 1912.
Location: Dorpsstraat 70
The
reformed church
of Valburg is a one-aisled building with a 13th-century
tower, a nave that is mostly from the 14th century and a Gothic choir
from the 15th century.
Location: Kerkplein 6
The St.
Jacobus de Meerdere is
the catholic church of Valburg. It's a three-aisled pseudo-basilica in
neo-Gothic style, designed by architect A. Tepe
and built in 1887-1888.
Location: Kerkstraat 18
The
reformed church
of Zetten has a tower from the
14th century and a choir
from the 15th. The peculiar two storey neo-Gothic nave dates from 1912 and was
designed by G.
van Hoogevest.
Location: Kerkstraat 11
