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The Radostyány Reformed Church, Which Is Under Monument Protection, Burned Down, and the 264-Year-Old Baroque Wooden Bell Tower Was Also Destroyed.

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Zoltán Tarr, Minister of Social Relations and Culture, called what happened an "invaluable loss."

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Zoltán Tarr, Minister of Social Relations and Culture, called what happened an "invaluable loss."

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A church in Radostyán caught fire and then burned down completely on Saturday afternoon. As a result of the fire, the roof structure of the church and the bell tower next to the building were destroyed, and the interior was also burned down. This is a huge loss for both the local community and the Hungarian built heritage, as the origins of the Reformed church in Radostyán date back to the Middle Ages and it has been under monument protection si…

·Budapest, Hungary
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The Hungarian Reformed Charity Service has launched a fundraiser to support the reconstruction of the Radostyán church and bell tower that burned down on Saturday, the organization announced on its website. As a result of the fire that spread from the cemetery, almost only the walls of the church remained. The roof structure, the painted ceiling coffers, the benches and the organ, as well as the wooden bell tower next to the church were destroye…

The fire destroyed the Árpád-era Reformed church, which was under monument protection, and the belfry, which is unique in Europe, and an extremely valuable Bible.

The listed Reformed church and the separate wooden bell tower in Radostyán were completely destroyed, with only the walls of the building remaining, a spokesperson for the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Disaster Management Directorate told MTI after firefighters extinguished the fire that broke out on Saturday afternoon.

The flames destroyed the medieval church in Radostyány and its Baroque wooden bell tower.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Minap.hu broke the news on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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