Nydek Czech Republic
Roman Catholic
The wooden church was founded in 1576 as a Protestant church. It became Roman Catholic in 1654 and dedicated to St. Nicholas. Though served by Catholic priests, the Protestant altar was not replaced until 1746 with a new one provided by Jesuits from Skoczów. Following the Edict of Tolerance in 1781, 187 villagers left the church, leaving only 20 Catholics. Disputes between the majority and minority were resolved when a Protestant cemetery chapel was built in 1863. The church was seriously dilapidated by the end of the 1700s, leading to repair of the roof, stone walls. However, it wasn't enough and there was further work done in 1894, with concrete replacing the stone wall, shingles with asbestos, and changes to the walls, too. The original character of the church was lost with renovations in 1934. In the 1990s the retaining wall was repaired and shingles restored to the roof.