Rácz Jolán szerk.: Az Európai Unió támogatásával helyreállított műemlékek Magyarországon (Budapest, 1997)

CALVINIST CHURCH, ZÁNKA Built in the 12th century, the church originally located here was a small, single-nave building facing east, with a vaulted presbytery having a straight layout on the exterior and that of a horseshoe-like arch on the interior. In the 13th century the western wall was demolished and a tower with rectangular ground plan, perfectly matching the width of the nave was added. A gallery for the patron of living was constructed on its flight. During the Turkish wars the tower and the roof were badly damaged, and the village became deserted. The population that began to resettle in the 18th century was primarily Calvinist, hence they restored the church according to their own liturgical regulations. At the end of the 19th century all medieval remains were removed from the interior, and by relocating the entrance to the eastern side the original presbytery was converted into a windbreak. The new tower standing to this day was erected at that time. Pursuant to previous research a complete restoration took place, during which the medieval interior of the church was remodelled. The exterior of the church, with its white bulks, also recalls the 13th century presbytery-nave-tower division. The tower, erected some 600 years later over the original presbytery, was given a darker tone. Name of historic site: Calvinist Church Address: Zánka, Fő utca Date of construction, major periods: 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th centuries Listed: Yes, since 1950 Owner: Calvinist Church Open to the public: Yes EU financial support for: Complete restoration Year of EU support: 1992 Total EU support: 80,000 ECU< >8,528,000 HUF Total cost of restoration: 20,300,000 HUF Date of restoration: 1992-1993 Responsible for the project: National Supervision for Historic Monuments (legal predecessor of the National Board for the Protection of Historic Monuments) Ilona Pusztai Schöner, architect, holder of the Ybl Award