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Click
on any of the
following links to find out more about churches in cities and villages
in Gelderland:
(Links in bold refer to pages showing a selection of churches in specific towns, villages or
municipalities (these are marked "mun."), all
others refer directly to descriptions of a single church in the
mentioned location. For an
overview of all churches in Gelderland that are described in more
detail on Archimon see the pictorial
index. )
Aalten (mun.) |
Gelderland is the largest of the Netherlands' provinces. Its capital is Arnhem. The province was formed in 1814 from parts of the former duchy of Gelre, excluding its German territories and what was to become the north of Limburg. It's divided in four distinct areas: the Veluwe in the north, the Achterhoek in the east, and a part in the south which name could be translated to riverland, as it's intersected by the rivers Maas, Waal and Rijn (Rhine). This part in itself is further divided in Betuwe, Bommelerwaard and Land van Maas en Waal. The fourth area is called Rijk van Nijmegen and surrounds the city of that name. Various different dialects are spoken in the province, and although many different protestant denominations dominate, especially in the Veluwe and the Betuwe, the Land van Maas en Waal and Rijk van Nijmegen as well as part of the Achterhoek are predominantly catholic. In those parts of the province were all attempts made after the Reformation to convert the population to calvinism had failed, many churches were returned to the catholics after protestant came to an end in 1798, most of which were drastically rebuilt or altogether replaced within a century. |
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