Nový Bor, Evangelical Church of Christ the Savior, church tower behind the square, 1916

On August 3, 1945, the Prague Regional National Committee seized the church from the German Evangelical Church and gave it to the Czechoslovak Brethren Evangelical Church, with the understanding that the Czechoslovak Hussite Church could also use it. The first Czech service was held on October 14, 1945. After disputes, the Brethren Church started using a different building in the early 1950s, and the Hussite Church used the church. The state retained ownership, and on April 16, 1958, it was for.. Read more »mally given to the Hussite Church, which used it occasionally until the mid-1970s. Due to poor maintenance, the four small towers were removed in the late 1950s. The roof was repaired in 1974, and the church was slated for cultural and educational purposes. The Hussite Church returned the church to the Nový Bor Municipal National Committee in 1976, which used it for storage. A renovation was planned for 1982-1988. On February 20, 1982, three boys started a fire inside the church, which spread to stored materials and destroyed the building.