Szőcs Péter Levente (szerk.): Ecsed. Ghid cultural şi istoric (Satu Mare, 2009)

Nagyecsed după desecarea mlaştinii şi pănă în zilele noastre - Nagyecsed a láp lecsapolásától napjainkig

of the society was the Calvinist priest Berey József. He was the first who wrote a monograph on Ecsed, and who managed to obtain a separate stand at the National Exhibition of the craftsmen, held in 1896.

The building of the Calvinist church was a great financial effort for the community.

In 1860, the building of a new edifice was necessary. The construction was conducted between 1863 and 1868, but during the holy service held on the 8th of May 1870, the church tower collapsed, killing five people. The building of the new tower started only in 1896, and was consecrated on the 17th of June 1900. On this occasion, the whole building, with the new tower obtained a uniform facade. Thus, the church became a representative building of Nagyecsed, dominating the settlement on the hill of the castle, in the Rákóczi Ferenc street.

The new state-border, established after the World War I, has cut Ecedea from its traditional center, the nearby town of Cáréi (Nagykároly). It became a dead-end, and it was assaulted by refugees. This shock although, was followed by a consolidation. The main source of the economic problems of Nagyecsed, the uneven distribution of landed estates, dominated by large domains, was set trough several

Biserica reformată din Ecedea Az ecsedi református templom The Calvinist church of Ecsed

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