Nieuwland in Vijfheerenlanden
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view of church exterior - northwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "Nieuwland (Zederik) - Dorpsplein 2 - Hervormde kerk"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © JHGS, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph 8 March 2011 by JHGS [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nieuwland_(Zederik)_-_Dorpsplein_2_-_Hervormde_kerk.jpg] [accessed 7 February 2022]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 23732NIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: PKN Hervormde Kerk
Church Patron Saints: [original dedication St. Barbara]
Church Location: Dorpsplein 2 , 4243 JC Nieuwland, Netherlands
Country Name: Netherlands
Location: Utrecht
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A27 / E311, in the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, 8 km N of Gorinchem, about 30 km SSW of Utrecht
Historical Region: in Utrecht province since 2019; formerly in Zuid-Holland, then Zederik
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 11th - 14th century, Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
Church Notes: original church ca. 1025; tower base 13th-14thC; restored 1982 -- listed church [Rijksmonument no. 30531 [church]; no. 30532 [tower]]
Font Notes:
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Mr Jr. C. A. Rethaan Macaré presented the editorial committee of the Kronijk van het Historisch Genootschap gevestigd te Utrecht, veertiende jaargang 1958, derde serie, vierde deel, pag. 214, with the drawing and description of a stone baptismal font, still present at the church in Nieuwland, near Meerkerk. [NB: we have no information on the whereabouts of the medieval font of this church]
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.901112, 5.015094
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 54′ 4″ N, 5° 0′ 54.34″ E
UTM: 31U 638635 5751959
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone