Wooden Church in Hronsek and baroque bell-house
Region: Banská Bystrica Region
District: Banská Bystrica
City / Municipality: Hronsek
Tourist location: Zvolensko - Podpoľanie
World Heritage: UNESCO Cultural Heritage
District: Banská Bystrica
City / Municipality: Hronsek
Tourist location: Zvolensko - Podpoľanie
World Heritage: UNESCO Cultural Heritage
. Church has a shape of the cross with arms 23 and 18m long. As there are many unusual motives from Scandinavian architecture, it is assumed that craftsmen from Norway or Sweden articipated on the construction site. Unique is also the ordering of the benches on the choirs so that the church can accommodate 1100 worshipers through its 5 doors.The altar has 6 tables from 1771 by Master Samuel Kialovič. Above the altar there are angels holding the coats of arms of noble families from the surrounding area who supported the Lutheran Church. The organ is the work of master Martin Podkonický from Banská Bystrica. It is precious baroque organ from year 1764. Master Podkonický is also author of a unique Organ in Spania Dolina. Chandelier in the church, originally a gold-plated, is a gift from portreeve Martin Hudec from village Veľká Lúka.
Near the Church is a bell tower with the same architecture, which was built at the same time as the church. It is registered in the list of UNESCO world cultural heritage since year 2008.
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