Municipality covering most of the region with the same name. Main town is Naaldwijk. The other places are De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Heenweg, Honselersdijk, Kwintsheul, Maasdijk, Monster, Poeldijk, Ter Heijde and Wateringen.
The reformed Oude Kerk or
Adrianuskerk is a large 15th-century Gothic pseudo-basilica with a
13th-century tower in Romanesque style.
Location: Wilhelminaplein 5
Location: Heilige Geesthofje 2
hThe catholic St. Adrianus is a
three-aisled church in Expressionistic style, built in 1930-1933 after
a design by Jos Margry and A.G. Dessing.
Location: Molenstraat 29
The reformed church
of De Lier, locally called Dom, is a big pseudo-basilica in Gothic
style from the mid-15th century. The tower has no buttresses and leans
towards the side.
Location: Hoofdstraat 51
The Gereformeerde Vredeskerk is
a cruciform building in simple Rationalistic style. It was designed by
H. Onvlee and built in 1923-1924
Location: Oranjestraat 1
The catholic church of
Honselersdijk is the O.L. Vrouwe van
Goede Raad, a three-aisled
building in Traditionalist style with neo-Gothic influences, designed
by N. Molenaar jr. and built in 1927-1928.
Location: Dijkstraat 23
The reformed church of Monster is a big
three-aisled hall-church in Gothic style. It was built in the late-14th
century out of a one-aisled cruciform church from the 13th century ,
which itself was a conversion of a chapel from the 11th century. The
tower was built between 1400 and 1450.
Location: Kerkplein 1
The St. Machutus is a catholic
church in neo-Classical style. The one-aisled building was built in
1828-1831 and was designed by S. van Rijswijk. The tower was added in
1859 and was designed by J. van Rees.
Location: Choorstraat 103
The St. Bartholomeus of Poeldijk is also
called "cathedral of the Westland". The big neo-Gothic church was built
in 1924-1926 after a design from 1913 by N. Molenaar sr..
Location: Voorstraat 109
Wateringen's reformed church has seen many
changes since it was originally built. The Gothic nave was built in the
mid-15th century and was part of a much bigger church by 1532.
Part of the tower is from the 14th century, but in ca. 1800 its age was
hidden behind a new coat of bricks.
Location: Plein 5
The catholic St. Jan de Doper is
a three-aisled pseudo-basilica built in 1900-1901 after a design by
A.A.J. Margry and J.M. Snickers. The church has a slightly centralizing
ground-plan, due to the transept being thee-aisles wide as well.
Location: Herenstraat 162
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