Reformed Church (Gennep)
The Reformed Church in the Dutch town of Gennep , built between 1661 and 1663, is a three-sided closed hall church. It is considered to be the oldest reformed church on the territory of the Netherlands that was built from its own resources .
history
Gennep, located in the Duchy of Kleve , was an important refuge for Dutch Protestants during the Eighty Years War , who founded a Dutch refugee community in 1571. Since 1650 the church council has been building a church building; They were supported by the Brandenburg governor Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen . Construction began in 1659, and the designs are probably by Pieter Post . In 1663 the church was put into operation. She received the ridge turret in 1695. In 1902 the building was renovated and badly damaged in the Second World War. The last renovation took place in 2005.
Buildings and equipment
The brick gable is adorned with a baroque portal made of natural stone, above which the coat of arms of the lords of Neukirchen-Vluyn is attached. In the small, open, eight-sided roof turret hang two bells from 1695. The church and furnishings were damaged towards the end of the Second World War.
Inside the church is provided with a barrel vault. The pulpit dates from 1663, a chandelier from 1671.
organ
The organ donated Godfried van Neukirchen and Aldia van Tengnagel 1708 on the occasion of their wedding. The organ was lost in the Second World War and was replaced in 1950 by a new one, which was built by the organ builder Hendrik Spanjaard, whereby usable material from the historical organ was reused. The instrument has 14 registers , including two transmissions, on two manuals and pedal . The actions are mechanical.
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Web links
- Parish website (Dutch)
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 51 ° 42 ′ 5 ″ N , 5 ° 58 ′ 6 ″ E