Discover Nyírtura

The Reformed Church of Nyírtura combines Late Gothic architectural forms with a portal displaying the year 1488. Its history dates back to the 15th century; a comprehensive renovation in the 19th century marks another stage. Visitors are asked to register in advance.

Architectural forms and distinctive details

The church is an east-facing Late Gothic building with a polygonal termination and buttresses. The west tower has a Classical character and is crowned by an octagonal pyramidal spire. The church thus offers a chance to observe different architectural forms: the building’s Late Gothic design and the tower’s Classical character.

The portal’s crowning feature is decorated with pointed-arch ornamentation. The year 1488 is visible beside a carved hand giving a blessing. A fragment of a fresco next to the pulpit shows Christ’s Ascension. Thus, decorative forms and a dated detail at the portal are paired with a religious image inside the church.

History of the Reformed Church

The Reformed Church dates from the 15th century and was used by Reformed believers after the Reformation. It underwent a comprehensive renovation between 1821 and 1833. These details help distinguish the building’s origins, its later use and the major renovation as separate historical stages. The visible date of 1488 on the portal, the church’s dating to the 15th century and the 19th-century renovation provide different chronological reference points.

If you would like to visit the church, please register in advance and coordinate your visit with the church.

More to explore in the wider destination of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg

Beyond Nyírtura, the wider destination of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg offers a range of historical themes. The Vay-Ádám Museum Collection of the Hungarian National Museum is housed in the Renaissance-style Vay Castle in Vaja. The Báthori Castle in Nyírbátor has a permanent exhibition and a wax museum depicting members of the Báthori family in a setting representative of their era. These examples have different focuses: a museum collection in a Renaissance castle on the one hand, and an exhibition and staged depictions of a family on the other. Andrássy Castle in Tiszadob adds another architectural story to these examples: it was built between 1880 and 1885 in the French Gothic style, to plans by Alpár Ignác; it was commissioned by former Prime Minister Andrássy Gyula.

Another way to explore the region is through its landscapes. The Bátorliget Ancient Swamp covers about 53 hectares and is strictly protected. It preserves the different stages in the vegetation and landscape history of the Alföld plain particularly well. Near Csaroda are Nyíres-tó and Báb tava, distinctive peat bogs whose history dates back to the Ice Age. While the ancient swamp highlights the vegetation and landscape development of the Alföld, the two bogs point to a history that reaches back to the Ice Age.

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