Calvinist church, Kisenyed

In September of 1913, Károly Kós set off on a month-long study tour of Transylvania with his colleague Dezső Zrumeczky. They mention Enyed (Sângătin, Romania) as one of their stops. “We had truly fine Transylvanian autumn weather for our trip, and were enriched with enormous rewards: characteristically Transylvanian beauties, lasting spiritual experiences, strong faith and optimistic hope for a lifetime…” (Kós Károly: Életrajz. Szerk.: Benkő Samu. Szépirodalmi Könyvkiadó–Kriterion, Budapest–Bukarest, 1991. 125–126.)

It is probable that Kós received the commission to design the small village’s Reformed church during this trip. We do not know of the existence of the original plan, but a watercolor painting with a perspective view of the church came into the possession of the Hungarian Museum of Architecture as a bequest of András Kós. The retired pastor Jenő Balogh sent the small painting to Károly Kós in 1967.

The prominent, square tower located on the main axis of the building has a smaller, cylindrical staircase tower connected to one of its sides. Both of these have pointed spire roofs. According to the depiction, the tall tower containing the main entrance had a walkway around its top. In the end, the project was never constructed.