Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk


The 13th-century Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk was vastly expanded in the village’s heyday, only to be partially torn down in 1725 when it (and its maintenance bills) had become too big for the depopulating town. The recovered materials were sold off, presumably to pay off city debts.


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