The Evangelical Church is a place of worship for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 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 sanctuary was decorated by Johann Gentiluomo, and, in 1913, the church received a pipe organ, built in Ludwigsburg.
| Evangelical-Lutheran Church | |
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| Location | 21st December 1989 Boulevard nr. 1, Cluj-Napoca |
| Country | Romania |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Previous denomination | Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 29 November 1829 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Georg Winkler |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1816 |
| Completed | 1829 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cluj |
Current Pastors
editAdorjani Dezső Zoltán (bishop), Fehér Attila (counselor), Fehér Olivér (trainee), Kerékgyártó Imola Orsoly (trainee).[1]
References
edit- ^ "Kolozsvári Evangélikus-Lutheránus Egyházközség" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- Lukacs Jozsef, Povestea „oraşului-comoară”, Editura Biblioteca Apostrof, Cluj-Napoca, 2005
External links
edit- Official website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania
- (in Hungarian) Church website
- Old pictures of the church
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