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Saint Stephen of Hungary Roman Catholic Church

Kostol sv. Štefana kráľa
Saint Stephen of Hungary Roman Catholic Church
Kostol sv. Štefana kráľa
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Modor, Modra
Address:
Štúrova 1/58, 900 01 Modra
Historical Hungarian county:
Pozsony
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.335526, 17.311085
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History

The church was built in 1873 in Classicist-Renaissance style according to the plans of Feigler Ignác. They started to build the tower in 1574. It was originally a guard tower and was used for signaling natural disasters and approaching enemies. It had 4 bells and a clock was also installed in 1731. It is 53 meters high. The tower was incorporated into the newly built Church of Saint Stephen as its bell tower between 1873 and 1876. St. Stephen was the first Christian king of Hungary between 1000 and 1038.

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