Protestant church of Wyns
Church
53°15′06″N 5°49′56″E / 53.2517°N 5.8323°E / 53.2517; 5.8323The Protestant church of Wyns or Saint Vitus Church[1] is a religious building in Wyns, Netherlands, one of the medieval churches in Friesland. The nave and quintuple closed choir date from c. 1200 and are built out of red brick.[1] The building has a tower that dates from the 13th century and a pipe organ that was built in 1899 by Bakker & Timmenga from Leeuwarden.[1]
The church is located on the Wijns 31[2] and was once a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Vitus but became a Protestant church after the Protestant reformation. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35690, and is rated with a very high historical value.[3]
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Tytsjerksteradiel
- Burgum
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- Bartlehiem (partially)
- Earnewâld
- Eastermar
- Feanwâldsterwâl (partially)
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- Gytsjerk
- Hurdegaryp
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- Altenburch
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- Skûlenboarch
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- Swarteweisein
- Tergrêft (partially)
- Burgumer Lake
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