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Oosterkerk
Front facade of Oosterkerk
Religion
RegionNorth Holland
LeadershipDick van der Pijl
Year consecrated1616
Location
LocationGrote Oost 60, 1621 BX te Hoorn, Netherlands
StateNetherlands
Geographic coordinates52°38′22″N 5°03′48″E / 52.639579°N 5.063345°E / 52.639579; 5.063345
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleGothic
Groundbreaking1519 (1519)
Completed1616 (1616)
Rijksmonument
Official name: Oosterkerk
Designated1965
Reference no.22399
Website
oosterkerkhoorn.nl

Oosterkerk or St. Anthony Church is a former Dutch Reformed Church in Hoorn, North Holland in the Netherlands. The church is a Rijksmonument and was designed in the Gothic style. The church's origins date back to 1450. The building that exists today was complete in 1616. Today, the church is a cultural center.

History

Oosterkerk was built in 1616. The church was originally Roman Catholic and was used primarily by fishermen and skippers. After the Reformation it became a Dutch Reformed Church. The church has stained glass windows, which underwent restorations in 1982.

The church's organ was built in 1764 by Johann Heinrich Hartmann Bätz. It is the only organ he built in North Holland. The organ is located on the west wall of the church and replaced an older organ from the 15th- and 16th-centuries. Bätz's organ stopped working in 1869. A new organ was built in 1871. It worked until 1960. Around that time, the church was decommissioned by the Dutch Reformed Church.

After decommissioning, the Oosterkerk Foundation took over management of the building. The organ was restored in 1982 by Vermeulen Alkmaar.

References

  1. "Rijksmonument".


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