Archaeological studies in the Old Tower Woensel to show that in the early Middle Ages (550-900) whether there was a settlement.
Woensel was first mentioned in 1107 in an acknowledgment of Pope Paschal II to St. Trudo Abbey of Saint-Truiden that the abbey has Woensel rights, including those relating to the church. Woensel was one of the oldest and most important from religious places in the area. As such, it offered an dekenaat.
During the 14th and the 15th century, this church replaced by a brick building, the St. Cathedral, the very tall spire in 1800 in the nave of the church is blown. The church was demolished between 1815 and 1817, but the tower is as Old Tower to date remain. In 1876 was consecrated a new church, the Cathedral of St. Dreef the Monastery. The area around the Old Tower remained in use as a cemetery. In 1954, an auditorium at the tower was built and archaeological studies. In 2003, another archaeological studies because of subsidence. This stemmed from a thick layer of which the oldest human skeletons from the 11th century came. There were also trunk graves found, including that of the 'Giant of Woensel', a 195 cm tall man, for that extraordinary time.
Archaeological studies in the Old Tower Woensel to show that in the early Middle Ages (550-900) whether there was a settlement.
Woensel was first mentioned in 1107 in an acknowledgment of Pope Paschal II to St. Trudo Abbey of Saint-Truiden that the abbey has Woensel rights, including those relating to the church. Woensel was one of the oldest and most important from religious places in the area. As such, it offered an dekenaat.
During the 14th and the 15th century, this church replaced by a brick building, the St. Cathedral, the very tall spire in 1800 in the nave of the church is blown. The church was demolished between 1815 and 1817, but the tower is as Old Tower to date remain. In 1876 was consecrated a new church, the Cathedral of St. Dreef the Monastery. The area around the Old Tower remained in use as a cemetery. In 1954, an auditorium at the tower was built and archaeological studies. In 2003, another archaeological studies because of subsidence. This stemmed from a thick layer of which the oldest human skeletons from the 11th century came. There were also trunk graves found, including that of the 'Giant of Woensel', a 195 cm tall man, for that extraordinary time.
Archaeological studies in the Old Tower Woensel to show that in the early Middle Ages (550-900) whether there was a settlement.
Woensel was first mentioned in 1107 in an acknowledgment of Pope Paschal II to St. Trudo Abbey of Saint-Truiden that the abbey has Woensel rights, including those relating to the church. Woensel was one of the oldest and most important from religious places in the area. As such, it offered an dekenaat.
During the 14th and the 15th century, this church replaced by a brick building, the St. Cathedral, the very tall spire in 1800 in the nave of the church is blown. The church was demolished between 1815 and 1817, but the tower is as Old Tower to date remain. In 1876 was consecrated a new church, the Cathedral of St. Dreef the Monastery. The area around the Old Tower remained in use as a cemetery. In 1954, an auditorium at the tower was built and archaeological studies. In 2003, another archaeological studies because of subsidence. This stemmed from a thick layer of which the oldest human skeletons from the 11th century came. There were also trunk graves found, including that of the 'Giant of Woensel', a 195 cm tall man, for that extraordinary time.
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