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had to go to Beugen. In 1648, the chapel was withdrawn from the government by the state authority. Only in 1722 was
Rijkevoort elevated to an independent parish and there was a barn church. Around 1800 were Catholics back their chapel again, but from 1819 to 1820 the chapel was substantially enlarged which was only kept the choir. In 1888 a new, neo-Gothic church was built. Archirtect was Johannes Kayser. In 1927, the church was re-enlarged, now by father and son Caspar and Joseph Franssen. As the number of parishes continued to grow, it was proposed in 1956 to demolish this church and replace it with a new one. However, this did not continue so that the church remained.
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Rijkevoort there was a chapel dedicated to Saint Rochus but not a full parish church, but depending on the parish of Beugen: Marriage and baptism occurred there. True, twice a week, a Carmelite came from Beugen to Rijkevoort to give the Mass, but on high days one
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Toxandria, volleyball club Luctor and tennis association TeVeR are associations from Rijkevoort. The football club, as well as several other organizations of (Catholic) associations, which largely disappeared in the course of history, were founded by master Gerard van den Berg, head of
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Rijkevoortse Broek. These are relatively low-lying areas east of the
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the boys school in
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