![]() From the 12th century Berkel and Enschot had been two villages. After World War Two they became one village. In 1996 the village became part of the municipality of Tilburg. |
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The old tower in Berkel remains of a medieval church, the St. Michaël. On each side of the tower a trave of a side-aisle is left. Although the tower dates from the early-15th century, when Gothicism was the common style for churches, it is still in Romanesque style. The rest of the church was demolished in 1839. |
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The neo-Gothic St. Cecilia of Berkel dates from 1898-1899 and was designed by C. Franssen. It replaced a hidden church which was built in 1672. |
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In Enschot a late-medieval chapel was used as a church. Architect H.J. van Tulder added a tower to this chapel in 1857. In 1910 the chapel was replaced by this new St. Willibrordus, designed by J. Stuyt. The tower was retained but was covered by a new layer of bricks. |
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The trappist monastery Onze Lieve Vrouw van Koningshoeven is located south of the village, near Tilburg. This big complex in neo-Gothic style dates from 1891-1894 and was designed by A.G. de Beer. |
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