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Saint John Church (Maastricht)

Churches in MaastrichtGothic architecture in the NetherlandsInfobox religious building with unknown affiliationRijksmonuments in Maastricht
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The Sint-Janskerk (Saint John Church) is a Gothic church in the center of the Dutch city of Maastricht. The Protestant Sint-Jan is situated next to the Roman Catholic Basilica of Saint Servatius on the Vrijthof, a unique sight in the Netherlands.

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Saint John Church (Maastricht)
Vrijthof, Maastricht

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Sint-Servaasbasiliek

Vrijthof
6211 LE Maastricht
Limburg, Netherlands
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