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English: The Black Church was built by the German community of the city and stands as the main Gothic style monument in the country, as well as being the largest and one of the most important Lutheran places of worship in the region.

The Black Church has a turbulent history: built between 1385 and 1477 on the site of an earlier church (destroyed by Mongol invasions in 1242), the construction of the Marienkirche was hampered by extensive damage caused by Turkish raids in 1421. The church was given its new name after disaster struck again in 1689, when the 'Great Fire, set by Hapsburg invaders, leveled most of the town, heavily damaged the church, blackening its walls. Restoration took almost 100 years. Of the two towers planned, only one (65,6m high) was finished. The year 1477 is written in Gothic letters on the front gate, the only piece made in wood that resisted the fire. The original Gothic interior has suffered under the restorations, and the lofty, light space you see nowadays is mostly Baroque.

The church is 89m (292ft) in length and 38m (125ft) wide. It measures 65m (213ft) from the floor level to the highest point of its only bell tower.
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Dennis G. Jarvis    wikidata:Q122977591
 
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Camera location45° 38′ 20.21″ N, 25° 35′ 03.57″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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