James the Greater Church, Simpelveld

Name: James the Greater Church
Address: Simpelveld, Netherlands

#1 among attractions in Simpelveld

Top attraction, Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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The James the Greater Church is a Roman Catholic church, located on the Pastoor Neujeanstraat 6 in Bocholtz, Netherlands. First mentioned in the 14th century, the current church was built in 1869 by Pierre Cuypers. It was extended by Harry Koene in 1953, creating a larger choir, and adding an apse and sacristy. The building has been in continues use as a parish church for the Bocholtz saint James the Greater parish since 1873. The church holds a relic of pope Cornelius, which was subject of a yearly pilgrimage during the early and mid 20th century, and was listed as a national monument in 1967. ()

Local name: Jacobus de Meerderekerk Completed: 1873 (151 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 50°49'6"N, 6°0'25"E

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James the Greater Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Parkstad Limburg Stadion, St. Pauluskerk, Op de Vrouweheide, Saint Bernard Church.

2.7 miN
Outdoor activities, Football, Sport venue
Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade
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3.4 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Pauluskerk, Vaals
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3 miNW
Windmill
Op de Vrouweheide, Heerlen
78 min walk • Op de Vrouweheide is a windmill located on the Vrouwenheide just south of Ubachsberg, Voerendaal, in the Dutch province of Limburg. Build in 1858 as a tower mill, on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as a gristmill. The mill is a national monument since 17 January 1967.
3.5 miNW
Church
Saint Bernard Church, Heerlen
90 min walk • The Saint Bernard Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Ubachsberg, Voerendaal, Netherlands. Patron saint for the church is Bernard of Clairvaux. The church is a national monument of the Netherlands.
3.7 miNE
Science museum, Museum
Continium, Kerkrade
96 min walk • The Continium or in full Discovery Center Continium is a provincial science and industry based museum in Kerkrade, Limburg province in the Netherlands. It was formerly named Industrion. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
1.9 miSW
Monastery
St. Benedictusberg Abbey, Lemiers
49 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.
1.5 miNW
Church
Saint Remigius Church, Simpelveld
40 min walk • The Saint Remigius Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Simpelveld, The Netherlands. It is a neoroman cross shaped church with three naves, a tower with a waisted top, and a round apse. It is completely made up out of Kunradersteen, a local variant of chalk.
2.1 miW
Watermill
Bulkemsmolen, Simpelveld
53 min walk • The Bulkemsmolen is a former watermill located on the Bulkemstraat 43 in Bulkemsbroek, Simpelveld, Netherlands. Build in 1753 along the Eyserbeek river, the watermill functioned as gristmill until 1978. Currently it functions as housing for a local farm. The mill is a national monument since 1967.
1.9 miNW
Watermill
Oude Molen, Simpelveld
48 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.
3.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Vrouwenheide, Partij-Wittem
79 min walk • The Vrouwenheide is a hill in the Netherlands and former heath land, just south of Ubachsberg in the municipality of Voerendaal. With a height of 218 metres above NAP it is one of the highest points in the European part of the Netherlands.
2.1 miS
Forts and castles
Kasteel Lemiers, Lemiers
54 min walk • Kasteel Lemiers is located in the village of the same name Lemiers, which is now part of the Dutch Limburg municipality of Vaals.