"The church was located on top of a hill surrounded by the most amazing landscape — standing there in complete silence and only reachable by a heavily damaged road," he said.
The church was originally built in the 15th century but was torn down to build a new church in the 19th century.
At the end of World War II, cracks started to appear in the church. In the '80s, the decision was made to close it, despite the fact it had barely been used. In 2009, after activists fought to save the church with a petition to return the structure to its former glory, it was spared from demolition.
"It's still a very long way to go. The church is located almost 900m high on a big hill and driving to it took a long while due to the bad and dangerous road," Robroek said.