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The Buurkerk is a former church building in Utrecht (city), Netherlands on the Buurkerkhof. The building is the location of the Museum Speelklok, and the entrance is on the Steenweg. It is one of the medieval parish churches of Utrecht, along with the Jacobikerk, the Nicolaïkerk and the Geertekerk.

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Buurkerk
Buurkerkhof, Utrecht

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3511 KC Utrecht (Utrecht)
Utrecht, Netherlands
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