Achlum
The Reformed church is located on a relatively high mound along the Slachtedijk, originally dedicated to Saint Gertrude. It is a national monument.
The church on the Slachtedijk, originally dedicated to Saint Gertrude, has a nave from the 12th century. In the late 15th century, the church underwent significant changes. The elevated and enlarged single-aisled church was equipped with a new roof, pointed-arch windows, a new three-sided closed choir with buttresses, and a tower. In the tower hang two bells (1621 and 1631) by Hans Falck. In 1790, the tower was provided with a wooden structure with a short, constricted spire.
On July 4, 1911, a memorial stone was placed in the south facade in honor of Ulbe Piers Draisma (1785-1830) on the occasion of the centenary of the Achlum Insurance Company. The church contains a burial vault of the Draisma family.
The interior is covered by a wooden vaulted ceiling. The pulpit and the gentlemen's benches date back to the 17th century. The organ, built in 1854, is by L. van Dam and Son.
Here you will find Gertrudis-Church Achlum
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