Geertruidenberg municipality (NB)
Municipality in the north-west of the province, consisting of the town of Geertruidenburg and the Raamsdonksveer and Raamsdonk villages. Originally part of Holland, these places were transfered to the province of Noord-Brabant in 1815.
The reformed church of Geertruidenberg is also known
as Geertruidskerk. It's a Gothic
hall-church from the 14th, 15th
and 16th centuries.
Location: Elfhuizen 3
The reformed church of Raamsdonksveer was built in 1860 and is in an early neo-Gothic style. It was designed by an architect C. Seters.
Location: Emmastraat 13
Much of Raamsdonksveer was destroyed in 1944, including the neo-Gothic catholic church. The current church O.L. Vrouw Hemelvaart was built in 1957 and was designed in Traditionalist style by C.H. de Bever.
Location: Grote Kerkstraat 1
The former reformed church of Raamsdonk, the Lambertuskerk, is located a little outside the actual village. The tower was built in c. 1350 as part of an older church, the current church was built in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Location: Kerklaan 4
At a more central place in the village is where the catholic St. Bavo stands. It's a big church in neo-Romanogothic style, designed by C. Weber and built in 1888-1889. It's two front towers were never completed, but the church does have a tall crossing tower.
Location: Kerkplein 2