St. Pauluskerk, Vaals

Name: St. Pauluskerk
Address: Kerkstraat 27, Vaals, 6291 AB, Netherlands

#1 among attractions in Vaals

Top attraction, Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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The Saint Paul's Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Vaals, Netherlands. The neogothic cross shaped church was built in 1891-1893 by Johannes Kayser, replacing an earlier Saint Paul's Church nearby. The building is used as parish church for the local Saint Paul parish. Patron saint for the church is Saint Paul. It has been listed as a rijksmonument, making it a national heritage site of the Netherlands. ()

Local name: Sint-Pauluskerk Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 50°46'13"N, 6°1'21"E

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Kerkstraat 27Vaals 6291 AB Netherlands

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St. Pauluskerk – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: James the Greater Church, Op de Vrouweheide, St. Benedictusberg Abbey, Saint Remigius Church.

3.4 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
James the Greater Church, Simpelveld
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Windmill
Op de Vrouweheide, Heerlen
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3.1 miNW
Monastery
St. Benedictusberg Abbey, Lemiers
79 min walk • St. Benedictusberg Abbey, also Mamelis Abbey, is a Benedictine monastery established in 1922 in Mamelis, a hamlet which administratively falls within Vaals, Netherlands. It is a rijksmonument.
4.7 miN
Church
Saint Remigius Church, Simpelveld
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4.5 miW
Historical place, Watermill
Volmolen, Epen
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4.8 miNW
Watermill
Bulkemsmolen, Simpelveld
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4.9 miNW
Watermill
Oude Molen, Simpelveld
125 min walk • The Oude Molen or Molen van Houben is a watermill located on the Oude Molenweg 6 in Simpelveld, Netherlands. Build in 1774 along the Eyserbeek river, the watermill functioned as gristmill until the 1960s. During this time it was restored several times.
6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Vrouwenheide, Partij-Wittem
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7 miNW
Church
Sint-Gertrudiskerk, Wijlre
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1.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Kasteel Lemiers, Lemiers
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4.5 miN
Tower
Water Tower Simpelveld, Simpelveld
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