Reformierte Kirche Sent, Reformed church in Sent, Switzerland
The Reformierte Kirche Sent is a late-Gothic church built in 1496 on the site of a Romanesque predecessor, dedicated to Saint Lawrence. Its neo-Gothic tower, designed by Nicolaus Hartmann and built between 1898 and 1900, stands as the village landmark. Inside, the choir holds a wall tabernacle from the founding period, a baptismal font possibly dating from the Romanesque era, and a pulpit of 1712 moved here from the demolished chapel of San Bastiaun in Samedan.
The structure was built in its current form in the late 15th century, replacing an earlier religious building on the same site. A neo-Gothic tower was added in the early 1900s, becoming a defining feature of the village landscape.
The church keeps the name San Lurench from its patron Saint Lawrence, still used in Romansh. In 1778 it hosted a turbulent Graubünden synod during the Herrnhut controversy. The pulpit, carved in 1712, came from the demolished chapel San Bastiaun in Samedan.
The building is visible from most parts of the village and the tower serves as a clear landmark for orientation. Access is straightforward on foot, with the church easily reached from the village center and its location making it simple to incorporate into a walking tour.
The five bells in the tower were cast over three centuries, so their ringing mixes tones from different eras. The tower itself is a neo-Gothic work by architect Nicolaus Hartmann, built 1898–1900 and restored in 1985.
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