The night of churches

Christian festival

A church choir sings at a Christian church in Hinterbrühl A promotional flier for the Night of Churches at Pfarrkirche Ravelsbach The Long Night of Churches in St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna

The night of churches or The long night of churches is an annual religious and cultural festival, organized by various Christian Churches. The main idea is that visitors can see sights (churches or chapels) without obligation and for free, and meet believers among many denominations.

## History

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### In Germany

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The first long night of churches took place in Germany (Frankfurt and Hannover) in 2003.[1] Since then it has been organized every year and expanded to more and more cities. Three years later there were 70 churches open in Hannover, receiving about 47,000 visitors.[2]

### In other countries

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In 2005 the long night of churches took place in Vienna, Austria.[3] Four years later the Diocese of Brno in the Czech Republic joined.[4] In the following years the event has expanded to more European countries.[5] It expanded to Slovakia in 2011.

## See also

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* Christianity portal

* Christian culture
* Christian evangelism

## References

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1. ^ Eine Nacht mit 400 Stunden zwischen Meditation und Samba-Rhythmen, Evangelisch-lutherischer Stadtkirchenverband Hannover, 15 August 2003.
2. ^ Die lange Nacht voll Abwechslung und Überraschung Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Evangelisch-lutherischer Stadtkirchenverband Hannover, 9 September 2006.
3. ^ "In Europa". www.langenachtderkirchen.at. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
4. ^ Doffek, Noc kostelů, Jiří (2009). "Noc kostelů". nockostelu.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-05-20.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. ^ "In Europa". www.langenachtderkirchen.at. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Night of churches.

* Lange Nacht der Kirchen – Austria
* Noc kostolov – Slovakia
* Noc kostelů – Czech Republic
* Kirikute Öö – Estonia

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Czech Republic