The Evangelical Church or Protestant Church () in Mlynská ulica (''Mill Street'') in

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is a Neoclassical

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Evangelical church Kosice
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Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (in Slovak ''Evanjelická cirkev augsburského vyznania na Slovensku'', ECAV) is the only Lutheran church in Slovakia. The Church is a member of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Sl ...

, a

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denomination. It has Sunday services at 09:30 and 18:00 in Slovak, and at 08:15 in Hungarian.

History

It was built in 1816 based on the design of Georg Kitzling, a court

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from

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, for the

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and Slovak Protestants of the town of Košice. During the construction of the church, Hungarian Protestants joined German and Slovak and bought the bells. The

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from old wooden church made in 1735 was transferred into the new church.Terasa.sk
retrieved 19 June 20139 June 2013 The Evangelical church in Košice is an oval central church building. Typical

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s are situated in side spaces. The cupola with a panel ceiling is notable as is the main

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with its

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architecture. The church is joined by the

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and the

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house.

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History

See also

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