Tower of Oudelande  by pyrrhula

Tower of Oudelande

Tower of Oudelande
The first mention of a church dating back to Oudelande circa 1275. Probably at that time been a chapel in the village, which in the 15 e century church is exalted. This was for the Reformation period dedicated to St. Eligius.
The Reformed Church of Oudelande dates from the last quarter of the 14 e century. The tower of the church was built around 1400.
At the beginning of the 17 e century the church was so dilapidated that had to be done a great restoration. Parts of the comprehensive land had to be sold to pay for this restoration.
The north transept was demolished in 1769 and the choir was closed.
On May 20, 1925 during a church service the lightning struck the tower. There were no injuries in this, but the material damage was considerable.
The tower bells in World War II confiscated by the Germans. They were later found and placed again.
In 1962 the church was restored again
About the village : After running a test for one year, the city council decided to remove all traffic signs to improve the look of the historical village.
Great shot
December 9th, 2015  
Bep
Mooie foto van de toren tegen de blauwe lucht. Mooi rijtje huizen ook!
December 9th, 2015  
Wonderfully composed shot!
December 9th, 2015  
Great shot and what an interesting his tire of the tower and church. The town council sounds great, what an innovative thing to do
December 9th, 2015  
Thank you Ferry for your nice comments. I particularly love the reflections in the window. the one is the former/old City Hall of Toronto. I'll see if I have a picture of it in my files. if not, I take one of it at a later date and upload if for you. another wonderful picture of a church and the clock tower.
December 9th, 2015  
Wonderful building
December 9th, 2015  
Lovely view and history.....loving the trees too.
December 9th, 2015  
A great pov and capture , of this piece of history !
December 10th, 2015  
This is beautiful, Pyrrhula.
December 10th, 2015  
What a history! Great shot of this amazingly resilient church!
December 10th, 2015  
This tower has had an amazing history. Lovely shot.
December 10th, 2015  
Terrific capture :)
December 10th, 2015  
another interesting piece of history
December 10th, 2015  
Great capture with the lamppost. Fascinating history too.
December 10th, 2015  
Fascinating shot and story. Sometimes I think they can remove all the traffic signs here - some people just couldn't care less, very sad. Many accidents occur because of that.
December 10th, 2015  
Wonderful shot. I love the contrast between the old church and newer building. And no traffic signs, that is so interesting.
December 10th, 2015  
beautiful tower and history
December 10th, 2015  
Nice shot. I enjoy hearing about the history of these lovely old buildings.
December 10th, 2015  
@kelly2 @sangwann @kategoring There is only a speed limit sign on the entrance of this village . ( 30 km/19 miles / hour ).The amount of collisions has decrease after.
December 10th, 2015  
Thank you for the most interesting information! Great point of view too.
December 11th, 2015  
En de leilinden!
December 11th, 2015  
Quaint looking old church and interesting history.
December 13th, 2015  
What a lovely old church, and great history.
December 14th, 2015  
What wonderful information about the history of this amazingly old church, Ferry! I think I especially liked that all traffic signs were removed to improve the appearance of the surroundings! It shows a lineage of respect and admiration for the antiquity of this place! Lovely!
December 15th, 2015  
Lovely shot, interesting trees.
December 16th, 2015  
Amazing ( I knew this was yours as I scrolled down) . Lovely shot.
December 17th, 2015  
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