Municipality in the north of the Alblasserwaard region, formed in 1986 when the Groot-Ammers, Langerak, Nieuwpoort and Streefkerk municipalities merged. It was named after the Liesveld barony which existed in this region between 1548 and 1795.
The reformed church of Streefkerk was built in c. 1500 and is a cruciform building in Gothic style. It was damaged by fire in 1914 and restored in its original state afterwards.
Location: Kerkstraat 38
The reformed church of Groot-Ammers has a Gothic tower from the 16th century. The actual church is from the 19th century and is in neo-Classical style.
Location: Kerkstraat 8
The reformed church of the small fortified town of Nieuwpoort is a three-aisled building in Gothic style. The facade in Classical style however dates from 1774, when the tower of the church was demolished.
Location: Binnenhaven 21
The Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerk in the same town is a former cheese warehouse made into a church in 1921.
Location: Hoogstraat 5
The
reformed church
of Langerak is a small one-aisled building in Gothic style, built in
the 15th and
16th centuries.
Location: Lekdijk 151