The Magnuskerk (; ) is a 16th-century

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Bellingwolde Bellingwolde (; Gronings dialect, Gronings: ''Bennewolle'') is a village with a population of 2,655 people in the municipality Westerwolde (municipality), Westerwolde in the Netherlands. It is situated in the southeast of the region Oldambt (regi ...

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. The church, located at Hoofdweg 227, was built in 1527. The

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was installed in 1660 and the organ built in 1797.Magnuskerk Bellingwolde
Marketing Groningen. Retrieved on 12 September 2014. The church has been a

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since 1972.Monumentnummer: 8898

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands) often abbreviated as Cultureel Erfgoed, is a Dutch cultural heritage, heritage organisation working for the protection and conservation of National Heritage ...

. Retrieved on 12 September 2014. It is currently used by the

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Gallery

File:Bellingwolde - Magnuskerk - achteraanzicht.jpg, Rear view in 2011 File:Bellingwolde - Magnuskerk - toren.jpg, Bell tower in 2011 File:Grafzerken Bij de toren van de Magnuskerk Bellingwolde.JPG, Graves near the bell tower in 2015 File:8009684 Bellingwolde Orgel.jpg, Organ in 2008

References

External links

* 1527 establishments in Europe Bellingwolde Churches in Groningen (province) Protestant churches in the Netherlands Rijksmonuments in Groningen (province) {{Netherlands-church-stub