The Romanesque church in Kalinčiakovo is a

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chapel in the village of

Kalinčiakovo Kalinčiakovo () is a village in the Levice District of western Slovakia, now administratively a part of the town of Levice. It is best known for a well-preserved 12th-century Romanesque church, currently belonging to a Reformed church, Reformed c ...

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district,

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). Originally built in the 12th century in the Romanesque style, the building has been the property of the Reformed Church in Slovakia since 1655.

Renovations

After a fire damaged the building, the chapel was rebuilt between 1833 and 1835, with further renovations in 1932 and from 1957 to 1958. The 1833 fire revealed some

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es depicting celestial bodies and animals.

Structure

The church is built from hewn stones and strengthened with stooks. The typical Romanesque semicircular

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is vaulted by concha. The apse is continued by

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. The Romanesque windows survived the fire. In 1932 the Romanesque portal was revealed on the south frontlet. The

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dates from 1833. Originally the church was enclosed within a fortress wall of which only a slightly rising entrenchment remained.

References

* Kalinciakovo Churches in Nitra Region Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia {{Reformed-Christianity-stub