Bovenkerk
The Bovenkerk is a large, Gothic church and the most striking element on the skyline of Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands. The interior of the church contains an early-Renaissance choir screen, a stone pulpit and a monumental organ.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Protestant
- Description: Gothic church in Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Bovenkerk, Kampen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Koornmarktspoort and Cellebroederspoort.
Koornmarktspoort
City gate
The Koornmarktspoort is city gate in Kampen, Overijssel, the Netherlands. It was originally part of the city wall and is the oldest of the Kampen city gates. Koornmarktspoort is situated 110 metres northeast of Bovenkerk.
Cellebroederspoort
City gate
Cellebroederspoort is a city gate, which is situated 330 metres west of Bovenkerk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include IJsselmuiden and Grafhorst.
IJsselmuiden
Village
IJsselmuiden is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Kampen, northeast of that city across the river IJssel.
Grafhorst
Village
Grafhorst is a small city about 3 km north of Kampen, in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1333 from Jan van Diest, the Prince-Bishop of Utrecht. Grafhorst is situated 3½ km north of Bovenkerk.
Wilsum
Village
Wilsum is a small city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Kampen, about 4 km southeast of that city. Wilsum is situated 4 km southeast of Bovenkerk.
Bovenkerk
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kampen, Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.55497° or 52° 33′ 18″ north
Longitude
5.92021° or 5° 55′ 13″ east
Inception
1250
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9F47HW3C+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=protestant
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Bovenkerk” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bovenkerk (Kampen)”
- Dutch: “Bovenkerk”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 23053”
- Dutch: “Sint Nicolaaskerk”
- French: “Bovenkerk”
- German: “Bovenkerk”
- German: “Oberkirche (Kampen)”
- Italian: “Bovenkerk”
- Italian: “Chiesa Superiore”
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