The predecessor of the Reformed church was a Romanesque church named after St Michael, mentioned in the charter of Bela IV of 1268. The Romanesque road was built in the 13th century, the Gothic addition at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries and the tower in the 20th century. It was rebuilt in the late Gothic style in the 15th century. It was badly damaged during the Turkish wars, during which time the population suffered greatly. A defensive wall was built around the church before 1783, which also served as a fence for the cemetery. After the Turkish invasion, Brestovec was settled with Catholic and Reformed families, but Sokolce was not destroyed, nor were Reformed settled here, but they are the ‘indigenous’ people. The church was bought by the Reformed. After the Turkish occupation, Roman Catholics were settled in the village. The building was restored to its original form and soon worship was held there. The church remained in this state until 1936. It had a steeple and a pointed main façade. A small hall with a baroque façade was added to the south wall of the nave. In 1936, the church was restored under the supervision of the State Office for the Protection of Monuments. The interior was restored in 1960 and the façade in 1982. The church is therefore a late Gothic building with several alterations. It is a single nave church with a triangular enclosure of the sanctuary and an original star vault. The ribs of the vault rest on a façade with plastic decoration.
The church occupies a prominent place among the churches of the Komárno region in several respects. It is the only one in the district with a protective wall, the only one in Gothic style among the churches, the only one in the district with a sacristy and a Gothic vault. It is therefore of particular importance for the history of the development of the Komárno area.
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