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Abbey

Two bright vaulted corridors meet above a geometric tile floor.

Ulingsheide Abbey

Architecture & heritage

In 1884, the first Trappists from Westmalle settled at Ulingsheide in Tegelen. They started with a farm in what was…

Central aisle of Rolduc’s abbey church, with wooden pews between substantial stone pillars beneath a painted vault.

Rolduc Abbey

Architecture & heritage

Rolduc Abbey stands where the histories of the church, education and coal mining meet. Over more than nine centuries, the…