![]() Bergeijk municipality (NB)
Municipality in ther south-east of the Campine region, covering the villages Bergeijk, Loo, Weebosch, Riethoven, Westerhoven and Luyksgestel. |
| Bergeijk
The St. Petrus' Banden or Hofkerk is a Gothic church from the 15th and 16th century. After the tower collapsed in 1650, a bell-house was built to replace it. It's the only surviving bell-house in this province. Location: Hof 12
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From
1648 until 1798 the protestants had used the Hofkerk. In that latter
year the church was returned to the catholics. In 1812 a new
protestant church
was built by order of king Lodewijk Napoleon, a small
building in neo-Classical
style. |
Loo
The
St. Petrus
in Loo is a neo-Gothic
hall-church designed by C. Weber
and
built in 1862-1863. The tower was designed by C.
Franssen and added in
1896. |
Weebosch
The St. Gerardus Majella in Weebosch was built in 1907 and was designed by J. Stuyt in neo-Romanesque style. Location: Weebosch 75 |
Riethoven
The St. Willibrordus in
Riethoven dates back to the 15th century. However, after architect C.
Franssen enlarged it in 1890-1899. Of the original Gothic
church only
parts of the tower, the transept and the choir remain. |
| Westerhoven
The
St. Servatius
in
Westerhoven is a three-aisled church in neo-Gothic
style, designed by
H.J. van Tulder and built in 1885-1886. |
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