Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Sittard, Netherlands

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 22 m
Descend 27 m

Explore Sittard in Netherlands with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: O.L. Vrouw Geboortekerk

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The Church of Our Lady of the Nativity is the parish church of the Sittard district of Broeksittard, located at In de Camp 1.

Wikipedia: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Geboortekerk (Sittard) (NL), Website

1774 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 2: Sint-Michielskerk

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St. Michael's Church, St. Michael's Church or Paterskerk in Sittard is a church building in the historic center of this city. The current parish church is located at Markt 24, next to the former Dominican convent. The church is protected as a national monument.

Wikipedia: Sint-Michielskerk (Sittard) (NL)

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart

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Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig HartKleon3 (shifted & recoloured by Rabanus Flavus) / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic church building and pilgrimage church of the Roman Catholic Church on the Oude Markt in the historic center of Sittard.

Wikipedia: Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart (NL), Website

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Sint-Petrus' Stoel van Antiochiëkerk

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The St. Petrus' chair of Antiochiel Church, also known as Grote or Sint Petruskerk, is a church in the center of Sittard. The former Kapittelkerk has been serving as a parish church since the beginning of 19th century and is named after the seat of Saint Apostle Peter as the first patriarch of Antioch.

Wikipedia: Sint-Petrus' Stoel van Antiochiëkerk (Sittard) (NL)

279 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Ursulinenklooster

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The Ursulinenklooster in Sittard is a former monastery complex of the Ursulinen sisters, which also established a boarding house. It is located in the center of the city, at Oude Markt 5.

Wikipedia: Ursulinenklooster (Sittard) (NL)

325 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Schootsvelden

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Schootsvelden K.L.M. (Fotograaf) / CC BY-SA 4.0

The firing fields of Sittard are an open space within the field of fire around the ramparts of the former fortified city of Sittard. They are part of the fortifications of Sittard.

Wikipedia: Schootsvelden (Sittard) (NL)

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