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Church of Saint Henry

Church of Saint Henry, Catholic church in Karviná, Czech Republic.

The Church of Saint Henry was a neo-Renaissance brick building on a sandstone base, measuring 66.2 m long and 34 m wide. It held 4,000 worshippers and had a marble main altar, two side altars from 1898, and an organ from the same year.

Construction began on 4 June 1893 to plans by architect Bohuslav Černý, with Hugo Königsberger as builder, and the church was completed in 1897. Count Jindřich Larisch-Mönnich gave 300,000 of the one million crowns it cost. Mining subsidence cracked the structure; it closed for public use on 18 April 1955 and was demolished on 12 October 1960.

The church was dedicated to Saint Henry, whose name also belonged to Count Jindřich Larisch-Mönnich, donor of 300,000 crowns of the one-million-crown cost. In 1898 it received side altars to Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Barbara, patroness of miners, plus an organ; the main marble altar was consecrated to Saint Henry. The organ was later moved to the church of Saints Peter and Paul in Albrechtice.

This historical site no longer exists as a physical location and can only be explored through historical records and local archives. Those interested in learning more should consult local museums or cultural institutions that document the area's religious and mining heritage.

The church was entered into the monument list on 29 November 1951, yet demolition took place on 12 October 1960. A citizens' petition that month gathered only 20 signatures. The organ was moved to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Albrechtice. In 2024 a bird cherry hedge was planted to trace the church's ground plan.

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