Evangelical church in Kameňany

The beginnings of the church in Kamenany, originally dedicated to the Hungarian king St. Ladislav, date back to the first half of the 13th century. However, it is not clear what he looked like. It could have been a rotunda or a building with a rectangular nave and a high semicircular apse. However, the relatively large proportions of the building testify to the importance and position of the Kamenany in the period when they were the center of this part of Gemer. The proof is also the high-quality fresco decoration, which the church received at the beginning of the second half of the 14th century.

The church and the wall paintings suffered in the 16th century from the invasion of the Turks and a great fire, when the wooden ceiling of the nave collapsed. At that time, the church already belonged to Protestants - evangelicals, for whom, in addition to the necessary repairs, the medieval wall paintings were whitewashed. A few centuries later, among others, monumental paintings depicting the Hungarian kings St. Stefan, St. Ladislav and Prince St. Imrich. The plastic representation of the halo of the apostles in the paintings of the Kamenianske church is the most elaborate among the so far known medieval frescoes in Slovakia.

The present appearance of the church was influenced by reconstructions in the 17th century and the construction of a free-standing brick belfry around 1800. It is divided by pilasters, finished with a crown cornice with a dial with a clock and a baroque helmet.

From a later period, the church has a tower with a wooden passage and a baroque helm bearing the inscription 1899. The rare organ from 1785 by the organist František Eduard Petznik from Tisovec must not be overlooked.

In 2010, comprehensive restoration research was carried out and at the same time the roofing over the presbytery and the nave were replaced.