Lutheran church, Gothic Revival Lutheran church in Pod Bezručovým vrchem, Czech Republic.
The Evangelical church on Husovo náměstí in Krnov is a free-standing three-aisled neo-Gothic hall church with a polygonal choir and a 52-metre tower. The tower has an octagonal upper stage with clock faces and a pyramidal spire, and the facade is divided by stepped buttresses. Inside, cross-ribbed vaults cover the nave, with galleries in the side aisles and a seven-rayed vault over the choir.
The Protestant community of Jägerndorf was founded in 1882 as a branch of the Troppau church and bought land from Prince Alfred von und zu Liechtenstein in 1901. The foundation stone was laid on 28 June 1901; the church, planned by Franz Blasch with Ernst Latzel, was consecrated on 29 June 1903, the feast of Peter and Paul, for 32,000 Austrian crowns. From 1945 to 1961 the Czechoslovak Hussite Church also used it, and since then it has belonged to the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren.
The church serves as a gathering place where the local Protestant community comes together for worship and religious life. It stands as a physical reminder of Lutheran presence in a predominantly Catholic region.
Visitors can explore the interior during opening hours to view the architectural details up close. It is helpful to check the schedule beforehand, as access times may vary depending on services and events held at the site.
The tower's three bronze bells, cast by Gustav Schwabe of Biała Krakowska, were all seized for military use in World War I; replacements arrived on 1 July 1923, and two of those were taken in 1942, leaving only the smallest bell in the tower. The 1997 Opava flood did not reach the interior, but waterlogged ground cracked the floor and damaged the 1993 electric pew heating, repaired in 1998 for 600,000 koruna.
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