Evangelical church, Protestant church in Kovanec, Czech Republic.
The Evangelical church in Kovanec is a single-nave Neo-Romanesque building constructed in 1876–1884 by Josef Langer of Řepín on the site of an earlier Tolerance church that burned down in 1875. Its facade is topped by a four-sided tower added in 1886, and its windows have semicircular arches. The interior holds a Rococo pulpit carved in 1875 by M. Wittmayer of Mladá Boleslav; there is no altar.
A Lutheran congregation formed in Kovanec in 1782, soon after Joseph II's 1781 Patent of Toleration, and became independent in 1785. The first church was consecrated on 3 September 1786, built by mason P. Štruboch of Bezděz using material from a demolished granary. After lightning struck on 5 June 1875, the burnt church was replaced by a new Neo-Romanesque one, consecrated on 7 September 1884, with a four-sided tower added in 1886.
The church belongs to the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, which the congregation joined after 1918. Its 1875 Rococo pulpit was made by carpenter M. Wittmayer of Mladá Boleslav and enlarged in 1913. There is no altar; the pulpit is the focal point of the interior.
The church stands on the southern edge of Kovanec, within a walled cemetery area entered through two stone gates. The building was in danger of collapse at the start of the 21st century; repairs have been carried out in stages since 2003, with the roof renewed in 2005, so parts of the exterior may still be under work.
The church has no altar. Its rococo pulpit was made in 1875 by the Mladá Boleslav joiner M. Wittmayer and was enlarged with further elements in 1913. The building was saved from collapse in the early 21st century, with the roof renewed in 2005.
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