Kalvínsky kostol

Of all the churches in Košice, this was perhaps the most fateful. At the time of the Reformation, the majority of the people of Košice converted to the Lutheran religion. The Lutherans were quite conflicting religiously, especially against the Calvinists. They confiscated their churches, they did not want to leave any for them. For the purpose of building a church, rectory and school, a plot of land was designated for them in Mészáros Street. After their church was built (1652-55), it was occupied by the army. Later, after the army evacuated the church, the Orsolyas received it. Then it became the army again and the Orsolyás again, so the church changed owners several times. Then the Calvinists were given another plot, this time outside the castle wall. A temporary wooden church was built here. After the Turkish threat passed and the defensive wall surrounding the city lost its significance, a warehouse building attached to the castle wall was purchased here on Fazekas Street. It was rebuilt into a church between 1805-11. The interior of the church is very simple, you could say puritanical. Only the ceremonial supplies were brought from the wooden church. The only significant part is the pulpit. Its slender, 48 m high tower offers an impressive view. An iron cock from 1589 was placed on its tower, which used to adorn the northern tower of St. Elizabeth's Cathedral.