Downtown, main square and pedestrian mall - Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary

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GPS coordinates: Latitude 46°24'55", Longitude 20°19'4" (N46 24.92 - E20 19.07) Map

The steeple or tower of the Reformed Old Church of Hódmezővásárhely

This tower is the oldest brick building in the city, it was built in 1713.

At the time of Turkish occupation of Hungary the Ottoman turks for strategic reasons prohibited the use of solid building materials around Hódmezővásárhely. When the Ottoman rule was ended here the Calvinists could demolish their church which was built of wood, adobe and mud, and in 1713 they could finally raise a brick-built new Reformed church tower (steeple). Today it is the oldest surviving brick building in the city. The main part of the church building (the nave) was built some years later, between 1720-1723, by the plans of János Helbing architect.