Regensberg Reformed Church (''Reformierte Kirchgemeinde Regensberg'') is an Evangelical Reformed Church in the Swiss

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Regensberg Regensberg is a municipality in the Dielsdorf District of the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is located just to the west of Dielsdorf municipality, on a -ridge of the Lägern. History Regensberg was founded as a hilltop fortified settlement abo ...

in the

Canton of Zürich The canton of Zurich is an administrative unit (Swiss canton, canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland. Zurich is the ''de facto'' Capi ...

. The church originally dates to 1248, when it was a wooden chapel. In 1540, the chapel and all the houses in the upper castle were destroyed by fire. Only the church's tower, dating to 1506, and the main portal were spared. The church was rebuilt in stone in the

Gothic style Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved from Romanesque ar ...

. Its south-facing clock face overlooks the municipality. The roof of the church tower was redesigned and rebuilt as a "tent roof" in 1723. To pay for the work, the church's pews were sold. Three new bells were installed in the new tower clock shortly after

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, in addition to a new mechanical organ being built. Another major renovation was begun in 1991. , the pastor of the church is Bänziger Matthias.Reformed Parish of Regensberg
– Church File:Regensberg Reformed Church.jpg, Viewed from the merging of the Unterburg (''lower castle'') and the Oberburg (''upper castle'') on the church's southern side File:Regensberg - Kirche 20100524 18-33-10 ShiftN.jpg, Interior

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Regensberg Reformed Church Churches in the canton of Zürich

Reformed Church Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. In the modern day, it is largely represented by the Continental Reformed Christian, Presbyterian, ...

Reformed church buildings in Switzerland Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich Gothic architecture in Switzerland 13th-century churches in Switzerland 1248 in Europe Churches completed in 1540 1540 in Europe