Sonkád, Calvinist church

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"This settlement located along the Túr, close to its mouth, was first mentioned in 1181. Its parish priest, however, was only mentioned in 1423. The church today is still largely in its medieval form. Its rectangular nave is joined by a two-bay sanctuary to the east, closed with five sides of an irregular octagon. On the west side of the nave a tower was erected in the 19th century. Inside the sanctuary, the imprint of the vault remains, as well as the sacristy door and the pastoforium niche. The church was built in a single period, at the turn of the 16th century. Its wooden furnishings are noteworthy, including a flower-painted, coffered wooden ceiling, which dates from the 18th century. The restoration of the church, completed in 1995, earned a Europa Nostra Prize."