Evangelical Church

The Reformation was quick to reach Harka, from 1571, the Evangelical preachers were known by name, and the village’s inhabitants held their church services in the spirit of Luther. The church was removed in 1673, due to the Counter-Reformation. As a result of the Edict of Tolerance, an Evangelical congregation was formed in 1783 and a new church was built in 1786-87. The tower was equipped with three bells in 1886, while the church was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style. The König organ dates from 1819 and the pulpit altar from 1843. Harka’s Evangelical congregation declined due to the deportation of its German-speaking inhabitants in 1946; however, the large church inherited from their forefathers has been renovated inside and out in the last few years.