Monumental White Church in the center of Noordwijkerhout.
The church is open for viewing and reflection on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon and on special days during the summer season.
More information: The White Church
The White Church is the eye-catcher of Noordwijkerhout. This has been the case since the 11th century, when there was probably a wooden church on this spot. Other buildings appear around it, such as an inn and a number of small farms. A stone church with one Romanesque choir was built in the first half of the 13th century. The church dedicated to Peter and Paul grew out of its size in the following centuries. In 1508, the Romanesque choir was replaced by a larger Gothic one. The church and church tower will also be raised and the tower will have a more slender spire.
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The church is open for viewing and reflection on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon and on special days during the summer season.
More information: The White Church
The White Church is the eye-catcher of Noordwijkerhout. This has been the case since the 11th century, when there was probably a wooden church on this spot. Other buildings appear around it, such as an inn and a number of small farms. A stone church with one Romanesque choir was built in the first half of the 13th century. The church dedicated to Peter and Paul grew out of its size in the following centuries. In 1508, the Romanesque choir was replaced by a larger Gothic one. The church and church tower will also be raised and the tower will have a more slender spire.
The Eighty Years' War is a turning point. In 1573, Spanish soldiers and groups of Beggars plundered and robbed through the region. The White Church, just in Protestant hands, goes up in flames. From 1618 there is sufficient money to rebuild the tower and the nave. But it was not until 1987 that the church regained its Gothic extension. The semi-circular stone wall on the side of the church still reveals the size of the former Romanesque choir.
Did you know…
The church tower is the property of the civil community and the church nave is the property of the Reformed community?
Are criminals locked up in the church tower until 1900?
In Het Rechthuys (now Hudson restaurant - located to the left of the White Church) through the so-called Hooge Vierschaar, people talk about Voorhout, Lisse, Hillegom and Noordwijkerhout?