Memorial plaque for the consecration of the Reformed Church in Losonc

The Reformed Church in Losonc, which was destroyed by the Russian army in 1849, was rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style between 1851 and 1863. It was consecrated in 1864. At the turn of 1944/45, the church became unusable due to the war. The Reformed Church, which had been deprived of all its property under the Benes decrees, was unable to restore the church, and it stood empty for decades. Between 1978 and 1988, the state monument protection had it renovated on the condition that the church hand over the church to establish a museum exhibition space, which was done. After 1990, it became timely to reclaim the church properties, but the attempt to reclaim the church through court was unsuccessful. At the initiative of the pastor of the Reformed Church of Losonc and the county representatives of the Hungarian Coalition Party, the historic building, which had meanwhile become the property of the Bánya County Government, was returned to the church by the county assembly in December 2004 as “excess real estate” in return for the transfer fee. After the necessary procedure was completed, on July 21, 2005, the Reformed Church of Losonc became the owner of the church both de jure and de facto, and its intended use could begin. The memory of this was immortalized on the occasion of the anniversary of the church’s consecration on June 21, 2015, during a festive service. The black marble tablet was placed on the south side of the nave next to the entrance, on which, in addition to the inscription in gold letters, a picture of the church can be seen.