Editing Zutphen (section)

==== Religious architecture ====
The {{ill|St Walburgis' Church, Zutphen|lt=St Walburgis' Church|nl|Sint-Walburgiskerk (Zutphen)}} was built as a Roman [[collegiate church]] around 1050 and initiated by the [[Burchard (bishop of Utrecht)|Bishop Burchard of Utrecht]] in 1105. After that, between 1200 and 1270, the church was rebuilt to a [[Romano-Gothic]] [[basilica]]. Later in the 14th century additional parts were added. After a fire in the belfry in 1446, the stone tower was remodelled between 1482–1484 where a large needle spire was added, resulting in a total height of 107.5 meters. Higher than the [[Dom Tower of Utrecht]] which was 104 meters at the time, though, after a lightning strike in 1600 which resulted in a destructive fire, the current tower is 76 meters tall after restorations in 1633. There are six [[Bell tower|bells in the tower]], which are still rung by hand.

Since 1561 a library called the Librije was added to the church. It was founded as a [[public library]] for the rich citizens of Zutphen. The library contains an important collection of 15th to 17th century books.

The Broederen (brothers) church is a largely early 14th-century [[monastery church]] of the [[Dominican Order|Dominican order]]. Since 1983 the church has been used as the city's public library, and it has recently been extensively restored. On top of the church, a roof turret from 1771 contains the porter's bell. This bell is still rung every day between 9:50 and 22:00 the time at which, until 1853, the [[city gate]]s would be closed.

The Nieuwstadt (new city) church houses the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] community. It was founded as a [[parish church]] around 1250. Since then, it has been expanded, remodelled and restored many times. It has four original medieval bells.