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Wooden Church, Miskolc

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The first church was consecrated on September 13, 1637, but both this date and the existence of the church are preserved only in tradition and there is no documentary evidence. The first document mentioning a church at this site dates back to 1698. This church was built of wood, but nothing else is
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As long as there are Protestants in Miskolc, this wooden church should be kept in good condition... should it burn down, it should be rebuilt of wood
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known about it. The first church known by the name of 'Wooden Church' was built in 1724 and it stood until 1937.
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on December 4, 1997. The city mourned its loss, and an almost identical church was built in its place in 1999.
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in similar style.) The result was a beautiful and unique church. The construction was finished by 1938.
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48°06′53″N 20°47′15″E / 48.11472°N 20.78750°E / 48.11472; 20.78750
Miskolc
Hungary
Denomination
Reformed
Church
Consecrated
Diocese
Miskolc
Hungary
István Bató
Bálint Szeghalmi
Transylvania
lookout tower on Avas hill
arsonist

Wooden church (Miskolc, Hungary)
About the Wooden Church on the HelloMiskolc.hu
Categories
Churches completed in 1637
17th-century Calvinist and Reformed churches
Churches completed in 1724
Churches completed in 1999
20th-century Protestant churches
Churches in Miskolc
Rebuilt buildings and structures in Hungary
Wooden churches
Churches destroyed by arson
1637 establishments in Europe

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