Around Oldenzaal (De Lutte, Lemselo)

St. Plechelmus Basilica is a Catholic church and one of 23 basilicas in the Netherlands. The church is dedicated to Saint Plechelmus, an Irish monk from the 8th century, whose feast day has been listed on July 15 on the church calendar of the (medieval) diocese of Utrecht since his canonization in the 10th century. Around this date, the patron saint's feast is still gloriously celebrated every year in the Oldenzaal basilica.
In 1950, the church was granted the honorary title of basilica or basilica minor by decision of Pope Pius XII.

The Plechelmus Tower is approximately sixty meters high and reached that height during a restoration after 1626. The width of the tower is 13.40 meters (south side, without the plinth). The tower is called the"Old Gray\\\" (Twente: Ol\\\'n Griez\\\'n) by Oldenzalers. It is visible from a distance when driving from Denekamp or via the old road from Hengelo, because these two old roads run straight to the Plechelmustoren. The bell chamber in the Plechelmus Tower is the largest of its kind in Europe. There is a carillon of 48 bells, five of which also serve as bells. The largest is the Maria (2400 kg) from 1493 by the famous bell founder Geert van Wou. The other four are the Beatrix (1600 kg), the Irene (1150 kg), the Henriëtte (680 kg) and the Everdina (480 kg), all cast in the 20th century.