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4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)
User Reviews
Davis Linkaits (3 years ago)
A very crooked church in a very beautiful town. So underrated.
A very crooked church in a very beautiful town. So underrated.
Bea De Graaf (4 years ago)
Welcoming church. Nice starting or finishing point for walking events.
Welcoming church. Nice starting or finishing point for walking events.
Koen (4 years ago)
Not just a leaning tower! In the 10th or 11th century in the Bedum the missionary Walfridus (or Wolfryt) is murdered by the Normans. His tomb becomes such a popular pilgrimage site that a wooden chapel is built first and soon a church for the visiting pilgrims. The oldest parts of the Sint Walfriduskerk date back to the 11th century, making it one of the oldest churches in Groningen. In the 15th century, the church was expanded into a two-aisled Gothic hall church, and in the early 16th century, after the church was heavily damaged during fighting, the church was even expanded with a Gothic ambulatory. After the Reformation, when the pilgrimage ceased to exist, this ambulatory was demolished again. Although the church is still in use by the Reformed Church, it is best known outside Bedum for its leaning tower. For centuries the tower sagged, a problem that was not finally resolved until the 1950's. As a result, Bedum has the second leaning tower in the Netherlands: with an angle of inclination of 4.18 °, this tower is even more leaning than the famous Tower of Pisa (which is 3.97 ° out of balance).
Not just a leaning tower! In the 10th or 11th century in the Bedum the missionary Walfridus (or Wolfryt) is murdered by the Normans. His tomb becomes such a popular pilgrimage site that a wooden chapel is built first and soon a church for the visiting pilgrims. The oldest parts of the Sint Walfriduskerk date back to the 11th century, making it one of the oldest churches in Groningen. In the 15th century, the church was expanded into a two-aisled Gothic hall church, and in the early 16th century, after the church was heavily damaged during fighting, the church was even expanded with a Gothic ambulatory. After the Reformation, when the pilgrimage ceased to exist, this ambulatory was demolished again. Although the church is still in use by the Reformed Church, it is best known outside Bedum for its leaning tower. For centuries the tower sagged, a problem that was not finally resolved until the 1950's. As a result, Bedum has the second leaning tower in the Netherlands: with an angle of inclination of 4.18 °, this tower is even more leaning than the famous Tower of Pisa (which is 3.97 ° out of balance).
Ioannis Touloupas (6 years ago)
Unexpected bit of if histoire
Unexpected bit of if histoire
gertjan de nijs (7 years ago)
De kerk met de mooiste scheve toren van Nederland. De toren is schever dan de toren van Pisa. De kerk is vernoemd naar Walfridus (of Wolfryt). Hij was een inwoner van Bedum leefde in de 10 of 11 eeuw. Hij is vermoord door de Noormannen. Door Jacob de Haan is een muziekstuk geschreven (Pilgrims of Wolfryt) dat op 3 november 2018 door muziekvereniging Wilhelmina uit Bedum voor het eerst uitgevoerd is.
De kerk met de mooiste scheve toren van Nederland. De toren is schever dan de toren van Pisa. De kerk is vernoemd naar Walfridus (of Wolfryt). Hij was een inwoner van Bedum leefde in de 10 of 11 eeuw. Hij is vermoord door de Noormannen. Door Jacob de Haan is een muziekstuk geschreven (Pilgrims of Wolfryt) dat op 3 november 2018 door muziekvereniging Wilhelmina uit Bedum voor het eerst uitgevoerd is.
