The Evangelical Church is a place of worship for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in

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. It was built between 1816 and 1829, following plans drawn by the architect Georg Winkler. The church is 33.8 m in length and 18 m in width, with a 43 m tower, marked with the inscription ''PIETATI''. The

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was decorated by Johann Gentiluomo, and, in 1913, the church received a

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, built in

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Current Pastors

Adorjani Dezső Zoltán (bishop), Fehér Attila (counselor), Fehér Olivér (trainee), Kerékgyártó Imola Orsoly (trainee).

References

*Lukacs Jozsef, ''Povestea „oraşului-comoară”'', Editura Biblioteca Apostrof, Cluj-Napoca, 2005

External links

Official website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania
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Church website

Churches in Cluj-Napoca Lutheran churches in Romania Churches completed in 1829 19th-century Lutheran churches Historic monuments in Cluj County {{ClujCounty-geo-stub