Roman Catholic Church In Piešťany
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The Roman Catholic Church in Piešťany, dedicated to St. Stephen, is in the old town of
Piešťany Piešťany (; , , , ) is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its Piešťany District, own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around ...
,
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and is a national
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. The first mention of the
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and
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is from the year 1332. The current church was built between 1828 and 1832 in a classic
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. The walls and one arch in the
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began to split. The church was also affected by two earthquakes.


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