Protestant church of Bears
The Protestant church of Bears or Saint Mary church is a religious building in Bears, Netherlands, one of the medieval churches in Friesland. The early Gothic nave was built in the 13th century and the quintuple closed choir dates from the 14th century; both are built out of yellow and red brick.Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Uniastate and Johanneskerk, Weidum.
Uniastate
Work of art
Uniastate is a work of art, which is situated 100 metres northwest of Protestant church of Bears.
Johanneskerk, Weidum
Church
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Johanneskerk, Weidum is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Protestant church of Bears.
Johannes de Doperkerk, Hilaard
Church
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Johannes de Doperkerk, Hilaard is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Protestant church of Bears.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bears and Jellum.
Bears
Village
Photo: Blacknight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bears is a small village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Leeuwarden, about 8 km southwest of Leeuwarden. Bears has a population of about 133 in January 2017.
Jellum
Village
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jellum is a village in Leeuwarden in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 142 in January 2017.
Weidum
Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weidum is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 576 in January 2017.
Protestant church of Bears
- Type: Church
- Description: medieval church in Beers, Friesland, Netherlands
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Leeuwarden, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.15574° or 53° 9′ 21″ northLongitude
5.73311° or 5° 43′ 59″ eastInception
13th centuryOpen location code
9F575P4M+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 292883536OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q3517891
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Protestant church of Bears” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mariakerk (Beers)”
- Dutch: “Mariakerk”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 8470”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيسه البروتستانتيه للدببه”
- Western Frisian: “Marijetsjerke”
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Highlights include Uniastate and d’Ald Skoalle.
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