Town in the west of the province of Noord-Brabant and centre of a municipality with the same name, part of which are also the villages Halsteren and Lepelstraat.

Bergen op Zoom

The St. Gertrudis is the major church of the town. After a first church was built in the 13th century, several attempts have been made to build a bigger church. The current Gothic church roughly dates from 1470. Originally a basilica, in 1750-1752, when it was used by the protestants, the clerestory was removed, turning the church into a pseudo-basilica. In the same period the lantern on top of the tower was built. The church was one of the last churches stolen by the protestants to return to its rightful owners, as the protestants continued to use it until 1966. During the big restoration that followed a fire destroyed the interior and the roof. The catholics had to wait until 1987 before they could finally use the church.

Location: Grote Markt 10, Bergen op Zoom

The former O.L.V. ten Hemelopneming was built in 1927-1829 and was designed in neo-Classical style by J.E. Franssen. The church was abandoned when the catholics returned to the St. Gertrudis and was converted into a theatre.

Location: Grote Markt 32, Bergen op Zoom

The former synagogue dates from 1832 and is built in a simple neo-Classical style. The facade bears the jewish year 5593.

Location: Koevoetstraat 39, Bergen op Zoom

The former Roman Catholic O.L. Vrouwe van Lourdes was built as a temporary church in 1918. Architect was J. van Gils. The building is currently used as a community centre.

Location: Loudesplein 1, Bergen op Zoom

The current O.L. Vrouwe van Lourdes is a dome-church built in 1926-1928 and designed by Jos Cuypers and his son Pierre. In 1944 the tower was blown up but after the war it was rebuilt.

Location: Prins Bernhardlaan 66, Bergen op Zoom

The Gereformeerde kerk was designed in Expressionist style by architect B.T. Boeyinga and built in 1928.

Location: Bolwerk Zuid 134, Bergen op Zoom

The catholic church H. Hart van Jezus was designed by A. Siebers and W. van Dael and was built in 1952-1953.  It's in a Traditionalistic style related to the Bossche School ('s Hertogenbosch School).

Location: Piusplein, Bergen op Zoom

The reformed church of Halsteren is a simple late-Gothic basilica and probably the best preserved medieval church of the western part of the province.

Location: Dorpsstraat 20, Halsteren

The catholics replaced the above church in 1911 by this new St. Quirinus designed by Jos Cuypers.

Location: Dorpsstraat 51, Halsteren