The Heilige Catharinakerk in Buchten already has two predecessors. A rare clock adorns the church tower. The Limburg church village of Buchten first appears in tradition around the year 700, as 'Bettinum' or 'Bittenum'.
The church building, which served the village for a long time, dates from the thirteenth century and was built in Romanesque style. At the end of the eighteenth century, the church fell into such disrepair that it had to be replaced.
A new church was built in various phases between 1833 and 1837, to a design by architect Beugels from nearby Oirsbeek.
One of the towers of the original church was preserved and a new brick church was built around it, in neoclassical style.
That church eventually became too small and a new one was built in 1961-1963, designed by architect Frits Peutz. If you stand in front of the church and look up, you will see the rare medieval church bell on the Saint Catherine Church, which has a so-called pointed hat model.
Clocks with this model are very rare, they were already cast in the area in the eighth century, it probably comes from the twelfth or thirteenth century.
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