This Gothic church, in sandstone striped with limestone, was built in the 16C. It is dominated by a high tower. In the square, bordered by attractive rustic houses, you'll see an oak tree, which was planted in 1898 in honour of Queen Wilhelmina reach..

The first castle, built here on the foundations of a fortified castle from 1286, then destroyed by the French army in 1673, was replaced between 1674-1680 by this brick building surrounded by a double moat. It is a sober rectangular construction with..

To the north of Leersum, in a heathland setting on the site of a former glacial moraine, lie the Leersumse Plassen lakes, which draw many gulls in to roost.