Călata, Orthodox church

GPS Coordinates:
46.80507 N, 22.99858 E

The church Calata village was built in 1815, on the right bank of Călălău, a tributary of Crisul Repede. The church was built in Romanesque style, its stone walls have a thickness of 1-1.5 m. During the revolution of 1848 when the village was burned by the Hungarian troops, the church burned.

Only the stone walls survived. It was renovated in 1851, the tower and the roof were rebuilt. New bells were bought, for which the community also received help from Francis I the emperor of Austria-Hungary. In 1871 the iconostasis was restored.

After several exterior and interior renovations, the current interior painting was made in 2001 by painter Paul Bătăiosu of Huedin, helped by three apprentices.

Contact:

0040-744-632-953

You can speak in:

Romanian

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