ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the village's religious institutions, and the changes that have affected them since 1945. The political community was headed by two councils: the local board and the body of representatives. The village justice presided over both councils, with the assistance of a notary. The Protestant Church was the village institution of greater social significance. By 1665, the village was Protestant and the Protestants had taken over the ancient, originally Catholic church building, dating back to the 15th century. The most ambitious undertaking by the Protestants was the building of a new, and larger, church. This project was carried through in haste before the authorities could prevent the demolition of the old one on account of its archaeological value. The Protestant church in the pre-War period faithfully expressed and harmonized with the socio-economic hierarchy. Villagers maintain that the Catholics were assiduous in religious practice than the Protestants after the War, which is reported to be case elsewhere in Hungary.
